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Where does “pestis” come from?

pestis (Latin): a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

Definitions

  1. a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...

Words derived from “pestis”

  • pest
  • pestilence
  • pesticide
  • pesky
  • pestilent
  • pestiferous
  • pesthouse
  • biopesticide
  • pesticidal
  • pesty
  • pize
  • pesthole
  • pestilently
  • pestiferously
  • nonpest
  • pesting
  • peskily
  • antipest
  • biopesticidal
  • empest
  • peskiness
  • antipesticide
  • pestiferousness
  • nonpesticidal