Where does “cilantro” come from?

Cilantro comes from Spanish cilantro, derived from Spanish culantro, from Latin coriandrum, ultimately from Ancient Greek κορίαννον, a plant used as a culinary herb.

cilantro (English): The stems and leaves of the coriander plant,...

Definitions

The stems and leaves of the coriander plant,...

Ancestry of “cilantro”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	cilantro	coriander, cilantro
2	Latin	coliandrum	—
3	Latin	coriandrum	coriander
4	Ancient Greek	κορίανδρον	—

Every word from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον →Every word from Latin coriandrum →Every word from Latin coliandrum →