Old French edit

Etymology edit

First known attestation 1125, borrowed from Latin asbestos.[1]

Noun edit

abestos oblique singularm (oblique plural abestos, nominative singular abestos, nominative plural abestos)

  1. asbestos (substance)

Descendants edit

  • English: asbestos
  • French: asbeste

References edit

  1. ^ Etymology and history of asbeste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.