Etymology

sycamine

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Today it means: A tree, mentioned in Luke's Gospel, and thought to be the black mulberry. Full definition →

Latin sȳcamīnus ← Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος ← Hebrew שִׁקְמָה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromשִׁקְמָה“sycamore”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromσῡκάμῑνος
  3. Latin · derived fromsȳcamīnus
  4. English todaysycamine

From Latin sȳcamīnus, from Ancient Greek σῡκάμῑνος (sūkámīnos), from Hebrew שִׁקְמָה (shikmá, “sycamore”) (with assimilation to σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”)).

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