Where does “balme” come from?

balme (French) comes from Middle French baume, from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

balme (French): cavern or rock shelter

Definitions

  1. cavern or rock shelter

Ancestry of “balme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbaume—
2Old Frenchbasme—
3Latinbalsamumbalsam (substance or tree); balm
4Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “balme”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον →