Where does “alambicar” come from?

alambicar (Galician) comes from Galician alambique, from Arabic إِنْبِيق, from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων — crest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit.

alambicar (Galician): to distill; to complicate

Definitions

  1. to distill; to complicate

Ancestry of “alambicar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianalambiquestill
2Arabicإِنْبِيق—
3Ancient Greekἄμβιξspouted cup; alembic, still
4Ancient Greekἄμβωνcrest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμβων →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ →Every word from Arabic إِنْبِيق →