LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

chamaemēlon

chamaemēlon n (genitive chamaemēlī)
Classical[kʰa.mae̯ˈmeː.ɫɔn]Ecclesiastical[ka.meˈmɛː.lon]

Meaning

  1. camomile

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechamaemēlonchamaemēla
genitivechamaemēlīchamaemēlōrum
dativechamaemēlōchamaemēlīs
accusativechamaemēlonchamaemēla
ablativechamaemēlōchamaemēlīs
vocativechamaemēlonchamaemēla

chămaemēlon, i, n., = χαμαίμηλον (lit. earth-apple, on account of the applelike smell of the blossoms),
I. chamomile, Plin. 22, 21, 26, § 53; Pall. Jun. 10; App. Herb. 24.—Called also chămŏmilla, ae, f., Plin. Val. 3, 2; Macer. Flor. 14, v. 550.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  2. Latinchamaemēlon

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōmder. Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí) Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon) Ancient Greek χᾰμαίμηλον (khămaímēlon)bor. Latin chamaemēlon Borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰμαίμηλον (khămaímēlon), from χαμαί (khamaí, “near the ground”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.

In English words that came into English from chamaemēlon

  • camomilecamomilla

Quick answers

What does chamaemēlon mean in Latin?
chamaemēlon, a noun, means “camomile”.
What is the genitive of chamaemēlon?
The genitive singular is chamaemēlī. chamaemēlon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce chamaemēlon?
In classical Latin, [kʰa.mae̯ˈmeː.ɫɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.meˈmɛː.lon].
Where does chamaemēlon come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ- → Latin chamaemēlon.