Where does “balsamina” come from?

balsamina (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βαλσαμίνη, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

balsamina (Latin): balsam plant

Definitions

  1. balsam plant

Ancestry of “balsamina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαλσαμίνηoxeye
2Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
3Hebrewבושםperfume
4Proto-Semitic*buśm-

Words derived from “balsamina

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm-Every word from Hebrew בושםEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον
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