Where does “storax” come from?

storax (English) comes from Italian storace, from Latin styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ — storax tree; resin produced by this tree; spike...

storax (English): Any member of the genus "Styrax" of trees and...

Definitions

  1. Any member of the genus "Styrax" of trees and...

Ancestry of “storax”, step by step

storax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian storace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstoraceliquidambar; storax
2Latinstyraxstorax
3Ancient Greekστύραξstorax tree; resin produced by this tree; spike...

via Latin storax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstoraxalternative form of styrax
Every word from Ancient Greek στύραξ →Every word from Latin styrax →Every word from Italian storace →