Etymology

absinthism

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Today it means: The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinthe. Full definition →

English absinthe ← Middle French absinthe ← Latin absinthium
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  1. Ancient Greekἀψίνθιον (apsínthion)
  2. Latinabsinthium
  3. Middle Frenchabsinthe
  4. Englishabsinthe
  5. English todayabsinthism

From absinthe + -ism.

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