Etymology of the English word asbestosis
the English word
asbestosisderived from the English word
asbestosderived from the Latin word
asbestos (mineral or gem; iron-gray stoner from Arcadia)
derived from the Greek word
asbestos, ἄσβεστος (not extinguished; perpetual)
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Greek word
sbennumi, σβέννυμι (to extinguish )
derived from the Greek word
sbestosusing the English suffix
-osisUsage
Word found in Modern English
