Where does “ginkgo” come from?

Ginkgo comes from Japanese 銀杏, which derives from Middle Chinese きんなん.

ginkgo (English): "Ginkgo biloba", a tree native to China with...

Definitions

  1. "Ginkgo biloba", a tree native to China with...

Ancestry of “ginkgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese銀杏the ginkgo tree, "Ginkgo biloba"; an arrowhead in...
2Chinese銀杏ginkgo; ginkgo nut
Every word from Chinese 銀杏Every word from Japanese 銀杏
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