Where does “baume” come from?

baume (Middle French) comes from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

Ancestry of “baume”, step by step

baume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French basme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbasme—
2Latinbalsamumbalsam (substance or tree); balm
3Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
4Hebrewבושםperfume
5Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

via Gaulish balma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbalma—

Words derived from “baume”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον →