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Jasmine

3 stages from Persian to English.

Today it means a fragrant flowering plant used in perfumes and teas
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Stage 1 of 3
yasmin
Persian · medieval
"jasmine flower"
the Persian name for the fragrant flowering plant
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Stage 2 of 3
jasmin
Old French · medieval
"jasmine"
adopted through Arabic and Persian trade in ornamental plants
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Stage 3 of 3
jasmine
English · medieval
"the fragrant jasmine flower"
settled as the English name for the flower
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