Where does “zinment” come from?
zinment (Middle High German) comes from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.
Ancestry of “zinment”, step by step
zinment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cinnamon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cinnamon | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κίνναμον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κιννάμωμον | Chinese cinnamon |
via Latin cinnamomum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cinnamomum | cinnamon |