01-12-2024, 01:30 PM -
WORD OF THE DAY...
This one comes courtesy of a post in another thread. Fairly common usage these days, but still a little strange.
miasma = noun: noxious; poisonous atmosphere or influence. noun: considered to be infectious or injurious to health. noun: noxious emanations; air made noxious by the presence of ....
The etymology is Greek. English usage first recorded in 1665. From the Greek miainein, meaning 'to pollute'. Ancient Greek - μίασμα - 'stain, pollution'
This one comes courtesy of a post in another thread. Fairly common usage these days, but still a little strange.
miasma = noun: noxious; poisonous atmosphere or influence. noun: considered to be infectious or injurious to health. noun: noxious emanations; air made noxious by the presence of ....
The etymology is Greek. English usage first recorded in 1665. From the Greek miainein, meaning 'to pollute'. Ancient Greek - μίασμα - 'stain, pollution'
This post was last modified: 01-13-2024, 05:36 AM by Hobbit99.
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