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Where does “coriander” come from?

Coriander comes from Middle English coriandre, from Anglo-Norman coriandre, from Latin coriandrum, derived from Ancient Greek κορίαννον, the name of the aromatic herb.

coriander (English): The annual herb "Coriandrum sativum", used in...

Definitions

  1. The annual herb "Coriandrum sativum", used in...

Ancestry of “coriander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcoriandre—
2Anglo-Normancoriandrecoriander
3Old Frenchcorïandre—
4Latincoriandrumcoriander
5Ancient Greekκορίανδρον—
Every word from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον →