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Gingerism comes from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi ‘ginger’, and ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆.

1. Old Tamilmodern𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆
2. Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭
3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζιγγίβεριςzingíberis‘ginger’
4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEzingiberi‘ginger’
5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgingiber
6. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gingiberō‘ginger’reconstructed
7. Old Englishc. 450–1150gingifer‘ginger’
8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gingivere‘ginger’
9. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500gingere
10. English1500–presentginger
11. Englishearliest quotation 1997gingerism