Where does “chamomile” come from?
Chamomile comes from Old French camomille, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον, a compound of χαμαί meaning ground-level and a root related to Proto-Indo-European ǵʰm̥meh₂y.
chamomile (English): Alternative spelling of camomile
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of camomile
Ancestry of “chamomile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camomile | Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of... |
| 2 | Old French | camomille | camomile |
| 3 | Italian | camomilla | camomile |
| 4 | Latin | chamaemelon | camomile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαμαίμηλον | Roman camomile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |