Where does “assenzju” come from?

assenzju (Maltese) comes from Italian assenzio, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

assenzju (Maltese): wormwood, Artemisia absinthium

Definitions

  1. wormwood, Artemisia absinthium

Ancestry of “assenzju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianassenzioabsinth
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 Italian assenzio →