English
gingermint
From ginger + mint.
Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭
Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις ‘ginger’
Latin zingiberi ‘ginger’
Late Latin gingiber
Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō ‘ginger’
Old English gingifer ‘ginger’
Middle English gingivere ‘ginger’
Middle English gingere
English ginger
Ancient Greek μῐ́νθη
Latin menta ‘the mint (plant)’
Proto-West Germanic *mintā ‘mint’
Old English minte ‘mint’
Middle English mynte ‘mint’
English mint
Today it means
noun The mint hybrid Mentha × gracilis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gingermint