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

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “シナモン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcinnamonA small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and...
2Middle Englishsynamomecinnamon; The cinnamon tree; the trees which...
3Old Frenchcinnamone—
4Latincinnamon—
5Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
6Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon
Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνναμον →Every word from Latin cinnamon →