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Where does “liquoricey” come from?

liquoricey (English) comes from English liquorice, from English licorice, from Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς.

liquoricey (English): Resembling or characteristic of liquorice

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of liquorice

Ancestry of “liquoricey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliquoriceBritain and Ireland standard spelling of licorice
2EnglishlicoriceThe plant "Glycyrrhiza glabra", or sometimes in...
3Middle EnglishlycorysLiquorice root; Liquorice
4Old Frenchlicoresse—
5Latinliquiritia—
6Latinglycyrrhiza—
7Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
8Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
9Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
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