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Where does “Terpentin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Terpentin”, step by step

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