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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | apostume | Alternative form of aposteme; apostume, large... |
| 2 | Latin | apostema | boil |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόστεμα | separation of pus into an abscess |
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