Where does “absinthol” come from?
absinthol (English) comes from English ol, from Japanese OL, from Japanese オフィスレディー, from Japanese オフィス, from English Office, from Middle English office, from Old French office, from Latin officium — obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
absinthol (English): A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent...
Definitions
- A monoterpene ketone that is a major constituent...
Ancestry of “absinthol”, step by step
absinthol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ol | Nonstandard form of old |
| 2 | Japanese | OL | — |
| 3 | Japanese | オフィスレディー | an "office lady" |
| 4 | Japanese | オフィス | office (building or room) |
| 5 | English | Office | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly |
| 6 | Middle English | office | The state of being employed or having a work or... |
| 7 | Old French | office | office; service |
| 8 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 9 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 10 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 11 | Latin | Ops | earth goddess, fertility deity |
| 12 | Latin | oscen | any bird by whose song cries augurs divined... |
| 13 | Latin | opscen | — |
| 14 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 15 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
via German Öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öl | oil |
| 2 | Middle High German | öl | oil |
| 3 | Old High German | oli | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oli | olive oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
via German Absinth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Absinth | absinth (liquor) |
| 2 | French | absinthe | wormwood; absinthe |
| 3 | Latin | absinthium | wormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀψίνθιον | wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood |