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Where does “anisette” come from?

anisette (French) comes from French anis, from Old French anis, from Latin anisum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

anisette (French): anisette

Definitions

  1. anisette

Ancestry of “anisette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanisanise
2Old Frenchanis—
3Latinanisumanise
4Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
5Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...

Words derived from “anisette”

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