Sesame meaning
Origin of sesame
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 1425; Middle English sisamie, from Middle French sisame, learned borrowing from Latin sÄ«samum, variant of sÄ“sama, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon, “sesame seed"), from Old Aramaic ×©×•×©×ž× (šūššmÄ), shortening of ×©×•×ž×©×•×ž× (Å¡umššemÄ), from Akkadian (Assyrian) [script?] (Å¡amaššammÅ«)[script?], [script?] (Å¡amaššammi)[script?], literally "˜oil plant', compound of [script?] (Å¡aman, “oil")[script?] and [script?] (Å¡ammu, “plant")[script?].
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