Where does “alambica” come from?

alambica (Romanian) comes from French alambiquer, 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.

alambica (Romanian): to distill

Definitions

  1. to distill

Ancestry of “alambica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalambiquerto distill; to refine
2Frenchalambicalembic, still
3Latinalembicumalembic, still
4Arabicإِنْبِيق—
5Ancient Greekἄμβιξspouted cup; alembic, still
6Ancient 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 →