Where does “Zimt” come from?

Zimt (German) comes from Middle High German zimet, from Middle High German zinemīn, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

Zimt (German): thumb|der Zimt; cinnamon; a particular kind of...

Definitions

  1. thumb|der Zimt; cinnamon; a particular kind of...

Ancestry of “Zimt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzimet
2Middle High Germanzinemīn
3Latincinnamon
4Ancient Greekκίνναμον
5Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon
Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον
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