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Where does “zinemīn” come from?

zinemīn (Middle High German) comes from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

Ancestry of “zinemīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinnamon—
2Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
3Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon

Words derived from “zinemīn”

  • Zimtzicke
  • Zimtschnecke
  • Zimt
  • cimet
  • цимет
  • zimet
  • cimet
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