Where does “licorece” come from?

licorece (Old French) comes from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

Ancestry of “licorece”, step by step

licorece traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin liquiritia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinliquiritia—
2Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
3Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
4Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

via Medieval Latin liquiritia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinliquiritia—

Words derived from “licorece”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα →