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Where does “cardamome” come from?

cardamome (Old French) comes from Latin cardamomum, from Ancient Greek καρδάμωμον, from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον — black cardamom.

Ancestry of “cardamome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincardamomum—
2Ancient Greekκαρδάμωμονcardamom
3Ancient Greekἄμωμονblack cardamom

Words derived from “cardamome”

  • cardamom
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