ὅρμινον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὅρμινος (hórminos)

Etymology

The formation is like σέλινον (sélinon) and κύμινον (kúminon). It has originally been connected with ὅρμος (hórmos) and ὁρμή (hormḗ), but Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὅρμῑνον • (hórmīnon) n (genitive ὁρμῑ́νου); second declension

  1. orval (Salvia viridis)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: horminum

Further reading

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