Where does “アニス” come from?

アニス (Japanese) comes from English anise, from Middle English anys, from Old French anis, from Latin anisum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

アニス (Japanese): anise, Pimpinella anisum

Definitions

  1. anise, Pimpinella anisum

Ancestry of “アニス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaniseAn umbelliferous plant growing naturally in...
2Middle Englishanysanise; aniseed; dill
3Old Frenchanis
4Latinanisumanise
5Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
6Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
Every word from Egyptian jnst