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qinnamon
Phoenician · ancient
"cinnamon"
an ancient Levantine trade word of uncertain further origin
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kinnamomon
Greek · ancient
"cinnamon"
adopted through Phoenician spice trade
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cinnamomum
Latin · ancient
"cinnamon"
carried across Mediterranean spice routes
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cinnamon
English · medieval
"the aromatic spice bark"
settled as the English name for the spice
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