Where does “ditan” come from?

ditan (Old French) comes from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον, from Ancient Greek Δίκτη — Mount Dicte; Mount Dikti, Crete, Greece.

Ancestry of “ditan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindictamnumfraxinella, dittany; accusative singular of...
2Ancient Greekδίκταμνονdittany
3Ancient GreekΔίκτηMount Dicte; Mount Dikti, Crete, Greece

Words derived from “ditan”

Every word from Ancient Greek Δίκτη →Every word from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον →Every word from Latin dictamnum →