Where does “anisan” come from?

anisan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog anis, from Spanish anís, from French anis, from Old French anis, from Latin anisum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

anisan (Tagalog): to be flavored or tempered with anise

Definitions

  1. to be flavored or tempered with anise

Ancestry of “anisan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloganisanise plant or seed
2Spanishanísanise; anise liquor, pure or combined; the anus
3Frenchanisanise
4Old Frenchanis
5Latinanisumanise
6Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
7Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
Every word from Egyptian jnst