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Where does “Terpen” come from?

Terpen (German) comes from German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

Ancestry of “Terpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTerpentin—
2Latinterebinthinaturpentine
3Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
4Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
5Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...
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