Wednesday, 22 August 2012

الأسبست Asbestos

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Etymology of arabic words: the word الأسبست
(asbest) means Asbestos and has its roots in the Greek language, “indirectly”. In greek άσβεστος (asvestos/asbestos) means “inextinguishable” and comes from the antiquity. This greek word through Latin was used by French to name the specific material/mineral due to its properties. In Turkish they use the word asbest.


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