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flowering plant in the mint family, used for thousands of years in medicine and cookery, 1771, from Spanish or American Spanish oregano, from Latin origanus, origanum, from Greek oreiganon, from oros "mountain" (see oread) + ganos "brightness, ornament."
Etymology. [edit] The English word "oregano" is a borrowing of the Spanish orégano, which derives from the Latin orīganum, which itself comes from Classical Greek ὀρίγανον (orī́ganon). [ 4 ] .
Borrowed from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὅρῑ́γανον (hórī́ganon), possibly from ὄρος (óros, “mountain, hill”) + γάνος (gános, “brightness, sheen”).
oregano; oregano etymology. Etymology: The word "oregano" comes from the Greek word "ὀρίγανον" (origanon), which is derived from two Greek words: ὄρος (oros): Meaning "mountain" γανόω (ganóō): Meaning "to shine" or "to brighten"
The earliest known use of the noun oregano is in the 1880s. OED's earliest evidence for oregano is from 1889, in a paper by S. Watson. is a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Spanish orégano. See etymology.
The ancient mythology, the etymology of the origanon name, the history of medicine, and traditions do not go in that direction. According to mythology, origanon was created by the goddess Aphrodite on Mount Olympus, as a symbol of well-being and joy, and also of perennity through reproduction.
Etymology [ edit ] Disputed; some sources claim it's from Greek ὄρος ( óros ) (mountain), and γάνος ( gános ) (brightness, freshness), [ 1 ] while others claim it is Pre-Greek .