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Where does “abrotanum” come from?

abrotanum (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον — tree wormwood; southernwood.

abrotanum (Medieval Latin): wormwood; southernwood

Definitions

  1. wormwood; southernwood

Ancestry of “abrotanum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabrotonumsouthernwood
2Ancient Greekἀβρότονονtree wormwood; southernwood

Words derived from “abrotanum”

  • abrotine
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