Where does “amygdale” come from?

amygdale (English) comes from French amygdale, from Medieval Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

amygdale (English): An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or...

Definitions

  1. An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or...

Ancestry of “amygdale”, step by step

amygdale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French amygdale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamygdaletonsil
2Medieval Latinamygdala—
3Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

via Latin amygdala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Medieval Latin amygdala →Every word from French amygdale →
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