abestos

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Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1125, borrowed from Latin asbestos.[1]

Noun

abestos oblique singular, m (oblique plural abestos, nominative singular abestos, nominative plural abestos)

  1. asbestos (substance)

Descendants

  • → English: asbestos
  • French: asbeste

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “asbeste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
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