Where does “Anisette” come from?

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

Anisette (German): anisette (alcoholic liqueur)

Definitions

  1. anisette (alcoholic liqueur)

Ancestry of “Anisette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanisetteanisette
2Frenchanisanise
3Old Frenchanis—
4Latinanisumanise
5Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
6Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
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