Etymology

stacte

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Today it means: One of the sweet spices used by the Jews in Biblical times for preparing incense; it is thought to have been an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax. Full definition →

Latin stactē ← Ancient Greek στακτή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστακτή“oil of myrrh”
  2. Latin · derived fromstactē
  3. English todaystacte

From Latin stactē, from Ancient Greek στακτή (staktḗ, “oil of myrrh”) from στακτός (staktós, “oozing out in drops”).

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