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Where does “cinnamon” come from?

Cinnamon derives from Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον.

cinnamon (English): A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and...

Definitions

  1. A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and...

Ancestry of “cinnamon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsynamomecinnamon; The cinnamon tree; the trees which...
2Old Frenchcinnamone—
3Latincinnamon—
4Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
5Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon

Words derived from “cinnamon”

  • cinnamic
  • hydroxycinnamic
  • cinnamate
  • cinnamyl
  • hydroxycinnamoyl
  • cinnamony
  • cinnamene
  • cinnamoned
  • cinnamone
  • acetamidocinnamate
  • hydroxycinnamoyltransferase
  • シナモン
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