Maschile

Bisam

Senso

Concetti

(Inglese)

(masculine, neuter, strong) musk (now chiefly zoology, never used of synthetic musk)
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, neuter, strong) ellipsis of Bisamratte (“muskrat”)
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, neuter, strong) ellipsis of Bisamfell (“muskrat pelt”)

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈbiːzam/

Ereditato da tedesco medio alto

bisem

Ereditato da tedesco antico alto

bisam, bisamo

In summary

From Middle High German bisem, from Old High German bisam, bisamo, borrowed from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בֹּשֶׂם (bāśām, bōśem, “perfume”). Doublet of Balsam (“balm, balsam”) and Desman.