Where does “cínamom” come from?

cínamom (Catalan) comes from Latin cinnamum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

cínamom (Catalan): Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)

Definitions

  1. Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)

Ancestry of “cínamom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinnamumcinnamon
2Ancient Greekκίνναμον
3Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon
Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμονEvery word from Ancient Greek κίνναμονEvery word from Latin cinnamum
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