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>the name literally comes from the Russian town of Asbest which is known for exporting, you guessed it, asbestos Seems incorrect. https://en.wiktionary.org/wi
by gruez 1y ago
>the name literally comes from the Russian town of Asbest which is known for exporting, you guessed it, asbestos
Seems incorrect.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asbestos https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asbestos
Etymology
From Old French abestos, from Latin asbestos, itself from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + σβέννῡμῐ (sbénnūmĭ, “I quench, quell”).
- morkalork 1y agoMore likely the town is named after the material, there's an Asbestos in Canada as well. I always get a kick out of cities named like that: Cobalt Ontario, Uranium City, for example.