Where does “lakrits” come from?

lakrits (Swedish) comes from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

lakrits (Swedish): licorice/liquorice

Definitions

  1. licorice/liquorice

Ancestry of “lakrits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinliquiritia—
2Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
3Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
4Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “lakrits”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα →