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noun
Synonym of pellagra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: pellagra
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Hellenic *dzeyyā́ Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá)bor. New Latin zēa Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English zeism From New Latin zēa + English -ism.
