absinthium
English
/æbˈsɪn.θi.m̩/
noun
Definitions
- (now) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
- The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
- absinthe oil
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin absinthium (wormwood) derived from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (wormwood).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀψίνθιον
Gloss
wormwood
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- absinthiatus Latin
- absinthifolius Latin
- absinthium Latin
- Absinth German
- assenzio Italian
- absinthe French
- absintio Spanish, Castilian
- ajenjo Spanish, Castilian
- ἀψίνθινος Ancient Greek
- ἀψίνθιον Ancient Greek
- أفسنتين Arabic
- αψιθιά Greek (modern)
- absinthium Middle Dutch
- absînthe Norman
- აბზინდა Georgian
- aipsint Middle Irish
- ascianz Dalmatian