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Where does “sesamo” come from?

sesamo (Italian) comes from Latin sīsamum, from Ancient Greek Σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn-.

sesamo (Italian): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “sesamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsīsamum—
2Ancient GreekΣήσαμον—
3Aramaicשושמא—
4Aramaicשומשומא—
5Akkadianšamaššammum—
6Akkadianšamnum—
7Proto-Semitic*šamn-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →