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Where does “terebinthic” come from?

terebinthic (English) comes from English terebinth, from Middle English therebynte, from Old French terebinthe, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

terebinthic (English): Resembling or relating to turpentine

Definitions

  1. Resembling or relating to turpentine

Ancestry of “terebinthic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishterebinthA Mediterranean tree, Pistacia terebinthus
2Middle Englishtherebynteterebinth
3Old Frenchterebinthe—
4Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
5Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
6Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...
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