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Where does “résine” come from?

résine (Old French) comes from Latin rēsīna, from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη — resin of the pine.

Ancestry of “résine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēsīna—
2Ancient Greekῥητίνηresin of the pine

Words derived from “résine”

  • resin
  • rosin
  • oleoresin
  • resinate
  • resiny
  • resinoid
  • rosiny
  • resinification
  • resiniferous
  • resinite
  • rosinweed
  • resinlike
  • resinic
  • resinify
  • polyresin
  • rosinback
  • resinless
  • resiniform
  • resinaceous
  • nonresin
  • resinography
  • resinise
  • resinitic
  • resinize
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