Where does “balsamina” come from?

balsamina (Polish) comes from French balsamine, from Late Latin balsaminus, from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

balsamina (Polish): balsamine, garden balsam

Definitions

  1. balsamine, garden balsam

Ancestry of “balsamina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalsaminebalsam
2Late Latinbalsaminus—
3Latinbalsamumbalsam (substance or tree); balm
4Ancient GreekβάλσαμονArabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil...
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον →