Etymology

anisic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or derived from anise Full definition →

English anise ← Middle English anys ← Old French anis
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The story

  1. Egyptianjnst
  2. Ancient Greekἄνῑσον (ánīson)
  3. Latinanīsum
  4. Old Frenchanis
  5. Middle Englishanys
  6. Englishanise
  7. English todayanisic

From anise + -ic.

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