licorice

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγλυκύρριζα
2. Late Latin · derived fromliquiritia
3. Old French · derived fromlicoresse
4. Middle English · inherited fromlycorys
5. English todaylicorice

From Middle English lycorys, from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, alteration of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza): γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) (English glucose, English rhizome). Doublet of glycyrrhiza.

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