English Explanatory Dictionary

myristic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Pertaining to nutmeg.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈɹɪstɪk/ /maɪˈɹɪstɪk/

Word forms

myristic more myristic most myristic

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (mŭ́ron) Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō) 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.

Derived words

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