The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromχαλβάνη“galbanum”
- Latin · borrowed fromgalbanum“galbanum”
- English todaygalbanum
From Latin galbanum (“galbanum”), from Ancient Greek χαλβάνη (khalbánē, “galbanum”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
galbanum
Today it means: A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy Full definition →
Latin galbanum ← Ancient Greek χαλβάνη