Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asbestus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-bestus
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic spelling of asbestos.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English asbestus, from Late Latin asbestus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: asbestus

Usage

Inflected Forms

asbesti (plural, rare)

Questions

What does asbestus mean?: Archaic spelling of asbestos.
Where does asbestus come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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