Where does “любисток” come from?
любисток (Russian) comes from Ukrainian люби́сток, from Polish lubszczek, from Middle High German lübestecke, from Latin ligusticum, from Latin ligusticus, from Ancient Greek Λῐγῠστῐκός, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
любисток (Russian): lovage, sea parsley, Levisticum officinale
Definitions
- lovage, sea parsley, Levisticum officinale
Ancestry of “любисток”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | люби́сток | — |
| 2 | Polish | lubszczek | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | lübestecke | — |
| 4 | Latin | ligusticum | A plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage |
| 5 | Latin | ligusticus | Ligurian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Λῐγῠστῐκός | Ligurian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Λίγυς | one of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |