Where does “cinnamon wattle” come from?

cinnamon wattle (English) comes from English cinnamon, from Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

cinnamon wattle (English): Acacia leprosa, a species of acacia

Definitions

  1. Acacia leprosa, a species of acacia

Ancestry of “cinnamon wattle”, step by step

cinnamon wattle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cinnamon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinnamonA small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and...
2Middle Englishsynamomecinnamon; The cinnamon tree; the trees which...
3Old Frenchcinnamone—
4Latincinnamon—
5Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
6Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon

via English wattle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwattleA construction of branches and twigs woven...
2Middle Englishwattel—
3Old Englishwatelwattle construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof
Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον →