English
amomum
Amomum comes from Latin amomum, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἄμωμον ‘black cardamom’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄμωμον‘black cardamom’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamomum
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄμωμον‘black cardamom’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamomum
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἄμωμον
Today it means
noun Any of several spices of genus Amomum, family Zingiberaceae, including cardamom.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄμωμον / amomum