Where does “anijs” come from?

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

anijs (Dutch): anise

Definitions

  1. anise

Ancestry of “anijs”, step by step

anijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch anis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchanis—
2Old Frenchanis—
3Latinanisumanise
4Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
5Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...

via Latin anīsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanīsumanise
2Ancient Greekἄννησονanise

Words derived from “anijs”

Every word from Egyptian jnst →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνισον →Every word from Latin anisum →