Where does “γλυκόριζα” come from?

γλυκόριζα (Greek) comes from Koine Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

γλυκόριζα (Greek): liquorice, licorice

Definitions

  1. liquorice, licorice

Ancestry of “γλυκόριζα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukúsEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυκύςEvery word from Koine Greek γλυκύρριζα