balsam
English
/ˈbɔːlsəm/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
- (chiefly) A plant or tree yielding such substance.
- (chiefly) A soothing ointment.
- (chiefly) Something soothing.
- A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
- The balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes Impatiens and .
- A balsam fir Abies balsamea.
- Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *balsam inherited from Old English balsam derived from Latin balsamum derived from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsam, balsam-bearing tree, plant) derived from Hebrew (modern) בושם (perfume, spice).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
בושם
Gloss
perfume, spice
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- balsamarium English
- balsamation English
- balsamic English
- balsamical English
- balsamiferous English
- balsamous English
- balsamroot English
- balsamy English
- imbalsamation English
- root English
- balsaminus Latin
- balsamum Latin
- bisamum Latin
- Balsam German
- Bisam German
- Bisamratte German
- balsamo Italian
- bisam Dutch, Flemish
- bálsamo Spanish, Castilian
- βάλσαμον Ancient Greek
- βαλσαμίνη Ancient Greek
- bálsamo Portuguese
- balsam Old English
- *balsam Middle English
- balsamr Old Norse
- بيلسان Arabic
- basme Old French
- balzam Serbo-Croatian
- bàlsam Catalan, Valencian
- balsam Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- βάλσαμο Greek (modern)
- balsame Middle Dutch
- balsamo Old High German
- balsam(m), balsamm Old Irish
- bisem Middle High German
- 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- בָּשָׂם Hebrew (modern)
- בושם Hebrew (modern)
- balsamo Old Portuguese
- balsam Old Polish