Where does “terebint” come from?
terebint (Romanian) comes from Italian terebinto, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...
terebint (Romanian): terebinth
Definitions
- terebinth
Ancestry of “terebint”, step by step
terebint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian terebinto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | terebinto | terebinth |
| 2 | Latin | terebinthus | terebinth tree |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τερέβινθος | terebinth tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέρμινθος | terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the... |
via French térébinthe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | térébinthe | terebinth |