Where does “абсе́нт” come from?

абсе́нт (Bulgarian) comes from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

Ancestry of “абсе́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsinthewormwood; absinthe
2Latinabsinthiumwormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes...
3Ancient Greekἀψίνθιονwormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood

Words derived from “абсе́нт”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον →Every word from Latin absinthium →Every word from French absinthe →