calamint
nounEtymology
From French calament (assimilated in English to mint), from Old French calament, calamente, from Medieval Latin calamentum, from Latin calaminthe, from Ancient Greek καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē, “an odoriferous plant”), of uncertain origin (either by haplology from *καλαμο-μίνθη (*kalamo-mínthē) or a loanword, which Beekes considers most likely to be from Pre-Greek). Attested since early 17th century.
- derived from calaminthe
- derived from calamentum
- derived from calament
- borrowed from calament
Definitions
Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in…
Any species of aromatic garden herb of the genus Calamintha, now often included in Clinopodium.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for calamint. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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