Where does “absintaĵo” come from?
absintaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto absinto, from Russian абсент, from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.
absintaĵo (Esperanto): absinthe
Definitions
- absinthe
Ancestry of “absintaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | absinto | wormwood, absinthe |
| 2 | Russian | абсент | absinth |
| 3 | French | absinthe | wormwood; absinthe |
| 4 | Latin | absinthium | wormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀψίνθιον | wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood |