Ginger etymology

English

English word ginger comes from Latin zingiberi (Ginger.)

Etymology of ginger

Detailed word origin of ginger

Dictionary entry Language Definition
zingiberi Latin (lat) Ginger.
zingeber Latin (lat)
gingiber Malayalam (mal)
gingiber Old English (ang)
gingere Middle English (enm)
ginger English (en) (colloquial, often, _, derogatory, countable) A person with reddish-brown hair; a redhead.. (colloquial, uncountable) Vitality, vigour, liveliness (of character).. A reddish-brown color.. Other species belonging to the same family, Zingiberaceae, especially those of the genus Zingiber. The plant that produces this rhizome.. The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber [...]