English

aniseroot

From anise + root.

A compound of anise + root

Egyptian jnst

Ancient Greek ἄνῑσον

Latin anīsum

Old French anis

Middle English anys

English anise

Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘root’

Proto-Germanic *wrōts ‘root’

Old Norse rót ‘root’

Old English rōt ‘root’

Middle English rote ‘underground part of a plant’

English root

Today it means

noun Any of certain North American herbs of the genus Osmorhiza.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / aniseroot