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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word ANISE.  Etymology of the word ANISE.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893.

 

ANISE,  a medicinal herb.  (F.,—L.,—Gk.)   In Matt. xxiii. 23, the Wycliffite versions have both anese and anete.   In Wright's Lyric Poetry, p. 26, we find anys; and in Wright's Vocabularies, i. 227, is:  'Hoc anisium, anys.'—F. anis, anise; see Cotgrave.—Lat. anisum (or anisium), usually spelt anethum (whence Wyclif's anete).—Gk. ἄνισον, ἄνησον, usually spelt ἄνηθον, anise, dill.   Perhaps the word is of Oriental origin; on the other hand, the word anísún, given in Richardson's Arabic and Pers. Dict., is marked as being a Greek word.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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