mephitis.
mephitis (a poisonous or pestilential gas from the ground, e.g. from swamps or volcanoes)
Meaning & usage
mephitis (a poisonous or pestilential gas from the ground, e.g. from swamps or volcanoes)
Where this word comes from
From Mephītis, the name of a Samnite goddess who personified or averted the poisonous gases emitted from swamps and volcanoes. The name is from Oscan 𐌌𐌄𐌚𐌉𐌞 (mefiú) and ultimately Proto-Italic *meðjos (“middle”), as in "one who is in the middle," the sense being that Mephitis encompasses earthly ideas between the subterranean and terrestrial worlds.
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