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Where does “licoresse” come from?

licoresse (Middle English) comes from Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Latin liquiritia, from Latin glycyrrhiza, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

licoresse (Middle English): Alternative form of lycorys

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lycorys

Ancestry of “licoresse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishlycorysLiquorice root; Liquorice
2Old Frenchlicoresse—
3Latinliquiritia—
4Latinglycyrrhiza—
5Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
6Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
7Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
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