balsamita

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• balszamita

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek βᾰ́λσᾰμον (bálsamon). First attested in 1419.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /balʲsa(ː)mita/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /balʲsamita/, /balʲsɒmita/

Noun

balsamita f

1. costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)
   • 1900 [1460], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 3584:

     Balszamytha herba Christophori

     [balsamita herba Christophori]

Related terms

noun

• balsam

 

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “balsamita”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Spanish

Noun

balsamita f (plural balsamitas)

1. any of a number of plants of the genus Tanacetum
2. wild clary, Salvia verbenaca
3. costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)

Further reading

• “balsamita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014