English
anthrax
Anthrax comes from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ ‘abscess, boil’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνθραξánthrax‘abscess, boil’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017anthrax
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄνθραξánthrax‘abscess, boil’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017anthrax
Earliest quotation: 2017, Julian Zelizer, The challenge of protecting members of Congress: “After anthrax spores were found in letters sent to…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ
Today it means
noun An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ / anthrax