Where does “カモミール” come from?
カモミール (Japanese) comes from English camomile, from Old French camomille, from Italian camomilla, from Latin chamaemelon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm.
カモミール (Japanese): camomile
Definitions
- camomile
Ancestry of “カモミール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camomile | Composite plant with a fragrance reminiscent of... |
| 2 | Old French | camomille | camomile |
| 3 | Italian | camomilla | camomile |
| 4 | Latin | chamaemelon | camomile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαμαίμηλον | Roman camomile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |