Etymology

asbestus

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Middle English asbestus ← Late Latin asbestus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromasbestus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromasbestus
  3. English todayasbestus

From Middle English asbestus, from Late Latin asbestus.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.