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Where does “Anis” come from?

Anis (German) comes from Middle High German anīs, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

Ancestry of “Anis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananīsanise
2Latinanīsum—
3Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
4Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
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