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Where does “balzamino” come from?

balzamino (Esperanto) comes from French balsamine, from Late Latin balsaminus, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

balzamino (Esperanto): balsam

Definitions

  1. balsam

Ancestry of “balzamino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalsaminebalsam
2Late Latinbalsaminus—
3Latinbalsamumbalsam ; balm
4Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
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