réglisse
French
noun
Definitions
- licorice (the plant)
- licorice (the confection)
Etymology
Inherited from Old French regulisse inherited from Latin liquiritia derived from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (sweet root, licorice).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γλυκύρριζα
Gloss
sweet root, licorice
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- glycyrrhiza English
- licorice English
- licoricey English
- glycyrrhiza Latin
- glycyrriza Latin
- liquiritia Latin
- Lakritze German
- γλυκύρριζα Ancient Greek
- lakrits Swedish
- lycorys Middle English
- licoresse Old French
- regulisse Old French