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

balsamic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French balsamique

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

via English balsam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbalsamA sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from...
2GermanBalsambalsam, balm; ointment
3Middle High Germanbalsam

Words derived from “balsamic

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm-