Where does “balmes” come from?

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

balmes (French): plural of balme

Definitions

  1. plural of balme

Ancestry of “balmes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalmecavern or rock shelter
2Middle Frenchbaume—
3Old Frenchbasme—
4Latinbalsamumbalsam (substance or tree); balm
5Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
6Hebrewבושםperfume
7Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον →