Where does “terbentyne” come from?

terbentyne (Middle English) comes from Old French terbentine, from Latin terebinthina, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

terbentyne (Middle English): Alternative form of terebentyne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of terebentyne

Ancestry of “terbentyne”, step by step

terbentyne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French terbentine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchterbentine
2Latinterebinthinaturpentine
3Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
4Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
5Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

via Old French turbentine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchturbentine
Every word from Ancient Greek τέρμινθοςEvery word from Ancient Greek τερέβινθοςEvery word from Latin terebinthus
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