Where does “シナモン” come from?
シナモン (Japanese) comes from English cinnamon, from Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.
シナモン (Japanese): cinnamon
Ancestry of “シナモン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cinnamon | A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and... |
| 2 | Middle English | synamome | cinnamon; The cinnamon tree; the trees which... |
| 3 | Old French | cinnamone | — |
| 4 | Latin | cinnamon | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κίνναμον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κιννάμωμον | Chinese cinnamon |