0%
Usenet Posted 20 years ago
Usage

Cinnamon origin

The Oed states that the word "cinnamon" derives from the Hebrew "quinnamon" whereas Brown-Driver-Briggs Gesenius says that the word most likely comes from the Malay "kayu manis." The Encarta World English Dictionary says that the word came from via Greek "kinnamon" from Malay. I don't know too many English words that have disputed etymologies between Hebrew and Malay. Does anybody have something to add to this debate.
  
10 Answers

Related Questions