Where does “Baumé” come from?

Baumé (English) comes from French Baumé, from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

Baumé (English): A type of densimeter, developed by French...

Definitions

  1. A type of densimeter, developed by French...

Ancestry of “Baumé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBauméa French family name
2Old Frenchbasme—
3Latinbalsamumbalsam (substance or tree); balm
4Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον →