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Where does “empostume” come from?

empostume (Old French) comes from Old French apostume, from Latin apostema, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστεμα — separation of pus into an abscess.

Ancestry of “empostume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchapostumeAlternative form of aposteme; apostume, large...
2Latinapostemaboil
3Ancient Greekἀπόστεμαseparation of pus into an abscess

Words derived from “empostume”

  • impostume
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