Where does “cinnamon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cinnamon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
2Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon

Words derived from “cinnamon”

Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνναμον →