gingerlike

The story

1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
4. Latinzingiberi
5. Late Latingingiber
6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
7. Old Englishgingifer
8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
9. Middle Englishgingivere
10. Middle Englishgingere
11. Englishginger
12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
13. Proto-Germanic*līką
14. English todaygingerlike

From ginger + -like.