Where does “anis” come from?

anis (Norman) comes from Old French anis, from Latin anisum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

anis (Norman): aniseed

Definitions

  1. aniseed

Ancestry of “anis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchanis—
2Latinanisumanise
3Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
4Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
Every word from Egyptian jnst →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνισον →Every word from Latin anisum →