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Where does “absenta” come from?

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

absenta (Catalan): absinthe

Definitions

  1. absinthe

Ancestry of “absenta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “absenta”

  • absenta
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