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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

  1. lovage, sea parsley, Levisticum officinale

Ancestry of “любисток”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлюби́сток—
2Polishlubszczek—
3Middle High Germanlübestecke—
4LatinligusticumA plant indigenous to Liguria; lovage
5LatinligusticusLigurian
6Ancient GreekΛῐγῠστῐκόςLigurian
7Ancient GreekΛίγυςone of the Ligures; a Ligurian; an inhabitant of...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
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