Where does “アブサン” come from?

アブサン (Japanese) comes from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

アブサン (Japanese): absinthe liquor

Definitions

  1. absinthe liquor

Ancestry of “アブサン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsinthewormwood; absinthe
2Latinabsinthiumwormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes...
3Ancient Greekἀψίνθιονwormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον →Every word from Latin absinthium →Every word from French absinthe →