Where does “lambiek” come from?

lambiek (Dutch) comes from French alambic, from Latin alembicum, from Arabic إِنْبِيق, from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων — crest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit.

lambiek (Dutch): lambic beer

Definitions

  1. lambic beer

Ancestry of “lambiek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalambicalembic, still
2Latinalembicumalembic, still
3Arabicإِنْبِيق
4Ancient Greekἄμβιξspouted cup; alembic, still
5Ancient Greekἄμβωνcrest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit

Words derived from “lambiek

Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμβωνEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξEvery word from Arabic إِنْبِيق