The story
- Pre-Greek · derived from
- Ancient Greek · derived fromτερέβινθος
- Latin · derived fromterebinthus
- Old French · derived fromterebinthe
- Middle English · inherited fromtherebynte
- English todayterebinth
From Middle English therebynte, from Old French terebinthe, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), from Pre-Greek. Related to turpentine and terpene.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekτερέβινθος all →
terpineol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.