Where does “anīs” come from?

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

anīs (German): anise (plant and spice)

Definitions

  1. anise (plant and spice)

Ancestry of “anīs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “anīs”

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