Where does “absint” come from?

absint (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

absint (Dutch): absinthe

Definitions

  1. absinthe

Ancestry of “absint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchabsinthium—
2Latinabsinthiumwormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes...
3Ancient Greekἀψίνθιονwormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood

Words derived from “absint”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον →Every word from Latin absinthium →Every word from Middle Dutch absinthium →