Where does “sēsamum” come from?

sēsamum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).

sēsamum (Latin): sesame

Definitions

  1. sesame

Ancestry of “sēsamum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣήσαμονsesame
2Aramaicשושמא—
3Aramaicשומשומא—
4Akkadianšamaššammuman oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame
5Akkadianšamnumoil, fat, cream
6Proto-Semitic*šamn-fat (foodstuff)

Words derived from “sēsamum”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *šamn- →Every word from Akkadian šamnum →Every word from Akkadian šamaššammum →