σαντονικόν
From LSJ
διαφέρει δὲ ἡ κωμῳδία τῆς τραγῳδίας, ὅτι ἡ μὲν κωμῳδία ἀπὸ γέλωτος εἰς γέλωτα καταλήγει, ἡ δὲ τραγῳδία ἀπὸ θρήνου εἰς θρῆνον → comedy is different from tragedy, because comedy tapers off from laughter into laughter, but tragedy from lament into lament
English (LSJ)
τό, a kind of wormwood found in the country of the Santones in Gaul, worm-seed, Artemisia maritima, Dsc.3.23 (with vv.ll.; σαντονίον in lemmate), Gal.11.804.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: a variety of absinthe, from the Santones in Gaule.
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: The word is clearly derived from the name of the people.
