Where does “alambic” come from?

alambic (Romanian) comes from French alambic, from Latin alembicum, from Arabic إِنْبِيق, from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ, from Ancient Greek ἄμβων — crest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit.

alambic (Romanian): alembic

Definitions

  1. alembic

Ancestry of “alambic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalambicalembic, still
2Latinalembicumalembic, still
3Arabicإِنْبِيق—
4Ancient Greekἄμβιξspouted cup; alembic, still
5Ancient Greekἄμβωνcrest of a hill; edge of a cup; pulpit
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμβων →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ →Every word from Arabic إِنْبِيق →