anise
English
/ˈæn.ɪs/, /æˈnis/, /əˈnis/
noun
Definitions
- An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
- (US) fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English anys derived from Old French anis derived from Latin anīsum derived from Ancient Greek ἄνισον (aniseed) derived from Egyptian jnst (possibly anise, a medicinal plant).
Origin
Egyptian
jnst
Gloss
possibly anise, a medicinal plant
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anisate English
- aniseed English
- aniseeded English
- aniseedy English
- anisic English
- anisoyl English
- seed English
- anisum Latin
- anīsum Latin
- anice Italian
- anis French
- анис Russian
- ἂνισον Ancient Greek
- ἄνισον Ancient Greek
- ἄννησον Ancient Greek
- ἄνῑσον Ancient Greek
- anis Norwegian Bokmål
- anis Norwegian Nynorsk
- anys Middle English
- ainís Irish
- anis Danish
- أنيسون Arabic
- أَنِيسُون Arabic
- أَنْسُون, أنيسون Arabic
- anis Old French
- anis Serbo-Croatian
- анис Serbo-Croatian
- γλυκάνισο Greek (modern)
- anis Cebuano
- anis Middle Dutch
- anis Norman
- anīs Middle High German
- jnst Egyptian
- анис Macedonian
- անիսոն Middle Armenian