Where does “reuzenbalsemien” come from?

reuzenbalsemien (Dutch) comes from Dutch balsemien, from French balsamine, from Late Latin balsaminus, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

reuzenbalsemien (Dutch): Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Definitions

  1. Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

Ancestry of “reuzenbalsemien”, step by step

reuzenbalsemien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch balsemien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbalsemienbalsam (plant of the Balsaminaceae family)
2Frenchbalsaminebalsam
3Late Latinbalsaminus
4Latinbalsamumbalsam (substance or tree); balm
5Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
6Hebrewבושםperfume
7Proto-Semitic*buśm-

via Dutch reus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreusgiant
2Middle Dutchruese
3Old Dutchriso
4Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
5Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm-Every word from Hebrew בושםEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον
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