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Stage 1 of 3
suruqch'i
Quechua · pre-1500s
"antimony; altitude sickness"
originally referred to antimony ore, later associated with the sickness blamed on its vapors
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Stage 2 of 3
soroche
Spanish · 1600s-1700s
"altitude sickness"
adopted into Andean Spanish for the illness experienced at high elevation
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Stage 3 of 3
soroche
English · 1830s
"altitude sickness experienced in high mountain regions"
borrowed into English through accounts of travel and mining in the Andes
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