Where does “anason” come from?
anason (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آناصون, from Arabic أَنِيسُون, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...
anason (Romanian): anise; an alcoholic beverage prepared from anise
Definitions
- anise; an alcoholic beverage prepared from anise
Ancestry of “anason”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آناصون | anise |
| 2 | Arabic | أَنِيسُون | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄνισον | Alternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed |
| 4 | Egyptian | jnst | an edible plant, possibly anise, used... |