Etymology

pollinosis

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Today it means: An allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever. Full definition →

Latin pollen, pollinis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompollen, pollinis
  2. English todaypollinosis

From oblique stem of Latin pollen, pollinis + -osis.

Words from the same roots

Latinpollen, pollinis all →

pollinatepollinicpollinigerouspollinivorepollinose

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