basilicon
English
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (royal).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βασιλικόν
Gloss
royal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basilicum Latin
- bazsalikom Hungarian
- bosziók Hungarian
- basilico Italian
- basilicum Dutch, Flemish
- βασιλικόν Ancient Greek
- βασιλικός Ancient Greek
- manjericão Portuguese
- basile Old French
- فسلگن Ottoman Turkish
- босилек Macedonian
- босилок Macedonian
- basilicò Sicilian
- basegò Venetian
- baxaicò Ligurian
- vasinicola Neapolitan