Etymology of the French word anisette
the French word
anisettederived from the Old French word
anisderived from the Latin word
anisderived from the Greek word
anisonderived from the Latin word
anisum (anise; aniseed)
derived from the Greek word
anisonderived from the Greek word
anneson, ἄννησον
Date
The earliest known usage of anisette in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
anisette, Italian
anisetta, Romanian
aniset, Spanish
anisete
