Where does “absint” come from?

absint (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

absint (Norwegian Nynorsk): absinth or absinthe

Definitions

  1. absinth or absinthe

Ancestry of “absint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsinthewormwood; absinthe
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 French absinthe →