Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A plant (Ocimum basilicum). · The leaves of this plant used as a herb. · Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
Inherited from Middle English basile, from Middle French basile, from Old French basile, from Medieval Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”). Doublet of basilic, basilicon, and basilicum; further related to basileus, basilean, and basileiolatry.
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