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Where does “kardemomme” come from?

kardemomme (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον, from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον — black cardamom.

kardemomme (Norwegian Nynorsk): cardamom

Definitions

  1. cardamom

Ancestry of “kardemomme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαρδάμωμονcardamom
2Ancient Greekἄμωμονblack cardamom
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον →