Etymology

apozem

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Today it means: A decoction or infusion. Full definition →

Latin apozema ← Ancient Greek ἀπόζεμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀπόζεμα“to extract by boiling”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromapozema
  3. English todayapozem

From Latin apozema, from Ancient Greek ἀπόζεμα (apózema, “to extract by boiling”), from the root ζέω (zéō, “to boil, seethe”), q. v.

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