English
absinthiate
Absinthiate comes from Latin absinthium ‘wormwood’, and goes back to Ancient Greek τέρμινθος ‘terebinth’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέρμινθοςtérminthos‘terebinth’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀψίνθιονapsínthion‘wormwood’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsinthium‘wormwood’
- Englishtodayabsinthiate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέρμινθοςtérminthos‘terebinth’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀψίνθιονapsínthion‘wormwood’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabsinthium‘wormwood’
- Englishtodayabsinthiate
The story
Latin absinthium: compare absinthiatus.
Every English word from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος
Today it means
verb To impregnate with wormwood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τέρμινθος / absinthiate