The story
- Ancient Greekμύρον (múron)
- Ancient Greekμυρίζω (murízō)
- Medieval Greekμυριστικός (muristikós)
- Late Latinmyristicus
- Italianmiristico
- Englishmyristic
- English todaymyristicin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyallylbenzene, a natural organic compound found in the essential oil of nutmeg and to a lesser extent in other spices; it can be used as an insecticide and acaricide and has hallucinogenic properties at high doses Full definition →
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