myristic

The story

1. Ancient Greekμύρον (múron)
2. Ancient Greekμυρίζω (murízō)
3. Medieval Greekμυριστικός (muristikós)
4. Late Latinmyristicus
5. Italianmiristico
6. English todaymyristic

From Italian miristico, from Late Latin myristicus (“fragrant”); the form Myristica first used by Linnaeus as a genus name for the nutmeg tree. From Ancient Greek μυριστικός (muristikós, “fragrant”), from Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō, “to anoint”), from μύρον (múron, “unguent, perfume”). Compare myronic.