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Etymology of the English word cinnamon

the English word cinnamon
derived from the French word cinnamome
derived from the Latin word cinnamomum (cinnamon; cinnamon; superior kind of cassis; cinnamon-like bark)
derived from the Greek word kinnamomon
derived from the Greek word kinnammon
derived from the Old French word cinamome
derived from the Latin word cinnamomum (cinnamon; cinnamon; superior kind of cassis; cinnamon-like bark)
derived from the Greek word kinnamomon
derived from the Greek word kinnammon

Date

The earliest known usage of cinnamon in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

cinnamic

Cognates

German zimperlich, Italian cinnamomo, Latin cinnamum, Lithuanian cinamonas

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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