Where does “absenta” come from?
absenta (Spanish) comes from Catalan absenta, from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον — wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood.
absenta (Spanish): absinthe
Ancestry of “absenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | absenta | absinthe |
| 2 | French | absinthe | wormwood; absinthe |
| 3 | Latin | absinthium | wormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀψίνθιον | wormwood; vermouth, wine spiced by wormwood |