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Where does “jessamine” come from?

Jessamine comes from French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Arabic yasmīn, from Persian yāsaman, from Middle Persian yʾsmn', a fragrant flowering plant.

jessamine (English): Alternative form of jasmine

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of jasmine

Ancestry of “jessamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjasmineAny of several plants, of the genus "Jasminum",...
2Frenchjasminjasmine
3Spanishjazmínjasmine
4Arabicيَاسَمِين—
5Persianیاسمین—
6Persianیاسمنjasmine flower
7Middle Persianyʾsmn'jasmine
Every word from Middle Persian yʾsmn' →