Where does “almondmilk” come from?
almondmilk (English) comes from English almond, from English Ammon, from Latin ammon, from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen — to chew.
Ancestry of “almondmilk”, step by step
almondmilk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English almond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | almond | A type of tree nut; A small deciduous tree in... |
| 2 | English | Ammon | An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan |
| 3 | Latin | ammon | Amun Egyptian god identified with Jupiter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄμμων | Amun |
| 5 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 6 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 7 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 8 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 9 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 10 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |