sambuca

sambuca · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromsambūcus“elder tree”
2. Italian · borrowed fromsambuca
3. English todaysambuca

] Borrowed from Italian sambuca, from Latin sambūcus (“elder tree”), due to a similar 19th century liquor flavored with elderflower. Modern sambuca, which doesn't necessarily have elderberry, started being marketed in 1971.

sambuca · noun²

1. Aramaic · derived fromסַבְּכָא
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromσαμβύκη
3. Latin · borrowed fromsambūca
4. English todaysambuca

From Latin sambūca, from Ancient Greek σαμβύκη (sambúkē), ultimately from Aramaic סַבְּכָא (sabbəḵā).

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