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Where does “absynt” come from?

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

absynt (Polish): absinthe

Definitions

  1. absinthe

Ancestry of “absynt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsinthewormwood; absinthe
2Latinabsinthiumwormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes...
3Ancient Greekἀψίνθιονwormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood

Words derived from “absynt”

  • absyntowy
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