Etymology

gingermint

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Today it means: The mint hybrid Mentha × gracilis. Full definition →

English mint ← Middle English mynte ← Old English minte
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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. Latinmenta
  13. Proto-West Germanic*mintā
  14. Old Englishminte
  15. Middle Englishmynte
  16. Englishmint
  17. English todaygingermint

From ginger + mint.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.