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Where does “Lakritz” come from?

Lakritz (German) comes from Old French licoresse, from Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

Lakritz (German): licorice, liquorice

Definitions

  1. licorice, liquorice

Ancestry of “Lakritz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlicoresse—
2Latinliquiritia—
3Latinglycyrrhiza—
4Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
5Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
6Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “Lakritz”

  • лакрица
  • Lakritze
  • krissie
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →