Where does “Absinthe” come from?

Absinthe (Luxembourgish) comes from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

Ancestry of “Absinthe”, step by step

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