Where does “xylocinnamon” come from?
xylocinnamon (English) comes from English cinnamon, from Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.
xylocinnamon (English): The wood of the cinnamon tree
Definitions
- The wood of the cinnamon tree
Ancestry of “xylocinnamon”, step by step
xylocinnamon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cinnamon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cinnamon | A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and... |
| 2 | Middle English | synamome | cinnamon; The cinnamon tree; the trees which... |
| 3 | Old French | cinnamone | — |
| 4 | Latin | cinnamon | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κίνναμον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κιννάμωμον | Chinese cinnamon |
via English xylo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xylo | xylophone |