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Where does “oliban” come from?

oliban (French) comes from Medieval Latin olibanum, from Latin oleum libani, from Ancient Greek λίβανος — frankincense; frankincense tree.

oliban (French): incense; frankincense

Definitions

  1. incense; frankincense

Ancestry of “oliban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinolibanum—
2Latinoleum libanioil of Lebanon
3Ancient Greekλίβανοςfrankincense; frankincense tree
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