Where does “scamōnīe” come from?

scamōnīe (Middle English) comes from Old French scamonie, from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱ — scammony.

Ancestry of “scamōnīe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchscamonie
2Latinscammōniascammony
3Ancient Greekσκαμμωνίᾱscammony

Words derived from “scamōnīe

Every word from Ancient Greek σκαμμωνίᾱEvery word from Latin scammōniaEvery word from Old French scamonie