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Where does “sambuco” come from?

sambuco (Italian) comes from Latin sambūcus, from Latin sambūca, from Ancient Greek σαμβύκη, from Aramaic סַבְּכָא.

sambuco (Italian): elder, elderberry; sambuq

Definitions

  1. elder, elderberry; sambuq

Ancestry of “sambuco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsambūcus—
2Latinsambūca—
3Ancient Greekσαμβύκηsambuca, a triangular musical instrument with...
4Aramaicסַבְּכָא—

Words derived from “sambuco”

  • sambuca
  • sambuca
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