myristic

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (mŭ́ron) Ancient Greek μυρίζειν (murízein) Byzantine Greek μυριστικός (muristikós)der. Late Latin myristicusder. Italian myristicoder. English myristic From Italian myristico, from Late Latin myristicus (“fragrant”); the form Myristica first used by Linnaeus as a genus name for the nutmeg tree. From Byzantine Greek μυριστικός (muristikós, “fragrant”), from Ancient Greek μυρίζειν (murízein, “to anoint”), from μύρον (múron, “unguent, perfume”). Compare myronic.

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