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Where does “basilicum” come from?

basilicum (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκός.

Ancestry of “basilicum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβᾰσῐλῐκός—

Words derived from “basilicum”

  • basil
  • basilicon
  • basan
  • manjericão
  • βασιλικόν
  • босилек
  • босилок
  • basile
  • basilicum
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