Where does “bisamo” come from?
bisamo (Old High German) comes from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.
Ancestry of “bisamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bisamum | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | בושם | perfume |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *buśm- | — |
Words derived from “bisamo”