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Where does “βάλσαμον” come from?

βάλσαμον (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

βάλσαμον (Ancient Greek): Arabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...

Definitions

  1. Arabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...

Ancestry of “βάλσαμον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבושםperfume
2Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “βάλσαμον”

  • balm
  • balmy
  • balsam
  • balsamic
  • Balmer
  • barmy
  • balminess
  • bammy
  • balmily
  • balsamine
  • balsamroot
  • balsamy
  • balmlike
  • balmless
  • barminess
  • balsamical
  • balsamous
  • horsebalm
  • balsamation
  • balsaminaceous
  • balmify
  • balsamiferous
  • unbalmy
  • barmily
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