βάλσαμον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- ()
- balsam, the fragrant oil produced by this tree
- costmary ()
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) בָּשָׂם (sweet spice, sweet smell).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
בָּשָׂם
Gloss
sweet spice, sweet smell
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- balsaminus Latin
- balsamum Latin
- bisamum Latin
- Balsam German
- balsamo Italian
- bálsamo Spanish, Castilian
- βαλσαμίνη Ancient Greek
- bálsamo Portuguese
- balsam Old English
- balsamr Old Norse
- بيلسان Arabic
- basme Old French
- balzam Serbo-Croatian
- bàlsam Catalan, Valencian
- balsam Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- βάλσαμο Greek (modern)
- balsame Middle Dutch
- balsamo Old High German
- balsam(m), balsamm Old Irish
- 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- בָּשָׂם Hebrew (modern)
- בושם Hebrew (modern)
- balsamo Old Portuguese
- balsam Old Polish