Etymology

prussic

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Today it means: derived from Prussian blue Full definition →

Latin prussicus ← French prussique
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  1. French · derived fromprussique
  2. Latin · derived fromprussicus“Prussian”
  3. English todayprussic

From Latin prussicus (“Prussian”) or French prussique.

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