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Where does “cinnamomum” come from?

cinnamomum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

cinnamomum (Latin): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “cinnamomum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon

Words derived from “cinnamomum”

  • cinnamon
  • cinnamic
  • hydroxycinnamic
  • cinnamate
  • cinnamyl
  • hydroxycinnamoyl
  • cinnamony
  • cinnamene
  • cinnamoned
  • acetamidocinnamate
  • cinnamomic
  • hydroxycinnamoyltransferase
  • cinnamone
  • Zimtzicke
  • Zimtschnecke
  • Zimt
  • シナモン
  • cimet
  • цимет
  • Cinnamomum
  • synamome
  • cinnamone
  • zimet
  • zinment
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