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Where does “absintti” come from?

absintti (Finnish) comes from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

absintti (Finnish): absinthe, absinth

Definitions

  1. absinthe, absinth

Ancestry of “absintti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsinthewormwood; absinthe
2Latinabsinthiumwormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes...
3Ancient Greekἀψίνθιονwormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood

Words derived from “absintti”

  • absinttiöljy
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