Etymology

macir

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Today it means: A spicy red bark from India, imported to the Roman Empire in the first century CE, possibly the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa Full definition →

Latin macir ← Ancient Greek μάκιρ (mákir)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμάκιρ (mákir)
  2. Latinmacir
  3. English todaymacir

Learned borrowing from Latin macir; doublet of mace.

Words from the same roots

Latinmacir all →

mace

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