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Neos
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 Posted - 15 Nov 2008 : 08:32:27
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Etymology of almond.
Almond comes from the old french almande, from the Vulgar Latin amendla, from Latin amygdala, which is merely a transliteration of the Greek αμύγδαλα-amygdala (almonds).
In modern Greek
a) Αμύγδαλα: almonds [amygdala]
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αμύγδαλα --> amygdala --> amendla --> almande --> almonds
More: http://ewonago.blogspot.com/
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"Almond" derives from the Greek "amygdala"
