Where does “labdane” come from?

labdane (English) comes from English labdanum, from Latin lādanum, from Ancient Greek λήδανον, from Ancient Greek λήδον — rockrose.

labdane (English): A natural bicyclic diterpene with the chemical...

Definitions

  1. A natural bicyclic diterpene with the chemical...

Ancestry of “labdane”, step by step

labdane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English labdanum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlabdanumA sticky brown resin obtained from species of...
2Latinlādanum—
3Ancient Greekλήδανονlabdanum, a resin obtained from rockroses
4Ancient Greekλήδονrockrose

via English ane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishane—
Every word from Ancient Greek λήδον →Every word from Ancient Greek λήδανον →Every word from Latin lādanum →