Where does “абсент” come from?

абсент (Russian) comes from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.

абсент (Russian): absinth

Definitions

  1. absinth

Ancestry of “абсент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchabsinthewormwood; absinthe
2Latinabsinthiumwormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes...
3Ancient Greekἀψίνθιονwormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood

Words derived from “абсент”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον →Every word from Latin absinthium →Every word from French absinthe →