Where does “licorice” come from?
Licorice comes from Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, a compound of γλυκύς meaning sweet and a root from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú-.
licorice (English): The plant "Glycyrrhiza glabra", or sometimes in...
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- The plant "Glycyrrhiza glabra", or sometimes in...
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