noun · femininefirst declension
camomilla
camomilla f (genitive camomillae)
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininecamomile
Origins
From chamaemēlon, from Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (khamaímēlon, literally “earth-apple”), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
Occitano-Romance
- Catalancamamilla
- Catalancamamirla
- Catalancamamil·la
- Occitancamamilha
- Occitancamamila
- Occitancamomilha
Gallo-Romance
- Englishcamomilefrom Old French camomille
- Englishchamomilefrom Old French camomille
- Englishcamomillefrom Old French camomille
- Englishchamomillefrom Old French camomille
- Frenchcamomillefrom Old French camomille
Borrowings
- GermanKamillefrom Middle High German gamille
- Spanishcamomila
- Finnishkamomilla
- Swedishkamomill
Italo-Romance
- Italiancamomilla
- Siciliancamumiḍḍa
- Sicilianagumiḍḍa
Gallo-Italic
- Liguriancamamìlla
- Lombardcamamèla
- Piedmontesecanamìa
- Piedmontesecamamìa
- Piedmontesecamamela
- Piedmontesecamamila
Ibero-Romance
- Aragonesecamamila
- Aragonesecanamila
- Aragonesecamamilia
In English words that came into English from camomilla
- camomilecamomilla