Where does “anis” come from?

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

anis (Swedish): aniseed

Definitions

  1. aniseed

Ancestry of “anis”, step by step

anis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin anīsum

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

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νῑσον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓́νῑσονinequality

Words derived from “anis”

Every word from Egyptian jnst →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνισον →Every word from Latin anīsum →