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myristic.

Pertaining to nutmeg.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/mɪˈɹɪstɪk//maɪˈɹɪstɪk/
  1. Pertaining to nutmeg.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μύρον (múron) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ίζω (-ízō) Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Byzantine Greek μυριστικός (muristikós)der. Late Latin myristicusder. Italian miristicoder. English myristic From Italian miristico, from Late Latin myristicus (“fragrant”); the form Myristica first used by Linnaeus as a genus name for the nutmeg tree. From Ancient Greek μυριστικός (muristikós, “fragrant”), from Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō, “to anoint”), from μύρον (múron, “unguent, perfume”). Compare myronic.

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