Etymology Explorer
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Where does “encian” come from?
encian (Old High German) comes from Latin gentiana, from Ancient Greek γεντιανή — gentian.
Ancestry of “encian”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
gentiana
gentian
2
Ancient Greek
γεντιανή
gentian
Words derived from “encian”
Enzian
Enzianextrakt
Enzianwurzel
Every word from Ancient Greek γεντιανή →
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