Where does “sesamfrø” come from?
sesamfrø (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek Σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).
sesamfrø (Norwegian Bokmål): sesame seed(s)
Definitions
- sesame seed(s)
Ancestry of “sesamfrø”, step by step
sesamfrø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sesam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sesam | sesame |
| 2 | Latin | sēsamum | sesame |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σήσαμον | sesame |
| 4 | Aramaic | שושמא | — |
| 5 | Aramaic | שומשומא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | šamaššammum | an oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame |
| 7 | Akkadian | šamnum | oil, fat, cream |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | *šamn- | fat (foodstuff) |
via Norwegian Bokmål frø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frø | a seed |