Where does “anis” come from?

anis (Cornish) comes from English anise, from Middle English anys, from Old French anis, from Latin anisum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

anis (Cornish): anise

Definitions

  1. anise

Ancestry of “anis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaniseAn umbelliferous plant growing naturally in...
2Middle Englishanysanise; aniseed; dill
3Old Frenchanis—
4Latinanisumanise
5Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
6Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
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