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Where does “anis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “anis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanisumanise
2Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
3Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...

Words derived from “anis”

  • anise
  • aniseed
  • anisette
  • anisic
  • anisoyl
  • aniseedy
  • anisate
  • aniseeded
  • anís
  • anisar
  • anisette
  • aniser
  • anis
  • Anisette
  • anis
  • anijs
  • anys
  • anis
  • anis
  • anis
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