Meaning

noun dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds

noun aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family

originFrom Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kumin) and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), a Semitic borrowing ultimately to be traced to Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /⁠kamūnu⁠/, “cumin”). Possibly related to caraway.

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