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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
1Germanzimt—
2Middle High Germanzimet—
3Middle High Germanzinemīn—
4Latincinnamon—
5Ancient Greekκίνναμον—
6Ancient GreekκιννάμωμονChinese cinnamon
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