Where does “sinapism” come from?

sinapism (English) comes from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.

sinapism (English): A mustard plaster

Definitions

  1. A mustard plaster

Ancestry of “sinapism”, step by step

sinapism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sināpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
2Latinsināpis—
3Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
4Demoticsnwpt—

via French sinapisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsinapismesinapism
2Medieval Latinsinapismus—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek σίναπι →Every word from Latin sināpis →