labdanum

Betekenis (Engels)

A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.

Sinonieme

ladanum

gum labdanum

frankincense

incense

Vertalings

ládano

Labdanum

Weihrauch

λιβάνι

encens

labdanum

ladanum

oliban

incenso

labdano

olibanum

franquincenso

lábdano

incienso

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Akkadian: 𒆷𒁷𒉡

In summary

From Latin lādanum, from Ancient Greek λήδανον (lḗdanon, “gum”), from λήδον (lḗdon, “rockrose”), from a Semitic language; compare Akkadian 𒆷𒁷𒉡 (ladinnu).