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Where does “balsamic” come from?

Balsamic comes from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately derived from Hebrew שׂ.

balsamic (English): Producing balsam; Having the health-giving...

Definitions

  1. Producing balsam; Having the health-giving...

Ancestry of “balsamic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalsamique—
2Italianbalsamicobalmy; balsamic
3Italianbalsamobalsam, salve; balm
4Latinbalsamumbalsam ; balm
5Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
6Hebrewבושםperfume
7Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “balsamic”

  • balsamical
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