Where does “dictame” come from?

dictame (French) comes from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον, from Ancient Greek Δίκτη — Mount Dicte; Mount Dikti, Crete, Greece.

dictame (French): dittany, dictamnus; balm

Definitions

  1. dittany, dictamnus; balm

Ancestry of “dictame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindictamnumfraxinella, dittany; accusative singular of...
2Ancient Greekδίκταμνονdittany
3Ancient GreekΔίκτηMount Dicte; Mount Dikti, Crete, Greece
Every word from Ancient Greek Δίκτη →Every word from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον →Every word from Latin dictamnum →