Where does “scammonin” come from?

scammonin (English) comes from English scammony, from Middle English scamōnīe, from Old French scamonie, from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ — scammony.

scammonin (English): Jalapin

Definitions

  1. Jalapin

Ancestry of “scammonin”, step by step

scammonin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scammony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscammonyConvolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial...
2Middle Englishscamōnīe—
3Old Frenchscamonie—
4Latinscammōniascammony
5Ancient Greekσκαμμωνίᾱscammony

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ →Every word from Latin scammōnia →Every word from Old French scamonie →