Comment Comment by gruez >the name literally comes from the Russian town of Asbest which is known for exporting, you guessed it, asbestosSeems incorrect.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asbestosEtymologyFrom Old French abestos, from Latin asbestos, itself from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + σβέννῡμῐ (sbénnūmĭ, “I quench, quell”). parent gruez 1 year ago
Seems incorrect.
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”).