ὀρίγανον

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Disputed; some sources claim it's from Greek ὄρος (óros) (mountain), and γάνος (gános) (brightness, freshness),[1] while others claim it is Pre-Greek.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́ganonn (genitive ὀρῑγᾰ́νου); second declension

  1. oregano, marjoram
  2. sourness, bitterness

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: orīganum

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “oregano”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὀρῑ́γανον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1102