Etymology

terebinth

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Today it means: A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina) Full definition →

Middle English therebynte ← Old French terebinthe ← Latin terebinthus
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The story

  1. Pre-Greek · derived from
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτερέβινθος
  3. Latin · derived fromterebinthus
  4. Old French · derived fromterebinthe
  5. Middle English · inherited fromtherebynte
  6. 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

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