Where does “cimet” come from?

cimet (Slovene) comes from German zimt, from Middle High German zimet, from Middle High German zinemīn, from Latin cinnamon, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον — Chinese cinnamon.

cimet (Slovene): cinnamon

Definitions

  1. cinnamon

Ancestry of “cimet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzimtcinnamon
2Middle High Germanzimet
3Middle High Germanzinemīn
4Latincinnamon
5Ancient Greekκίνναμον
6Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon
Every word from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμονEvery word from Ancient Greek κίνναμονEvery word from Latin cinnamon