Gelsomino
/ˌdʒɛl.soˈmiː.noʊ/noun
An Italian word for jasmine, especially the plant or its flower.
Did you know?Gelsomino ultimately comes from a Persian word for jasmine that passed through Arabic and into Italian, showing how a single flower-name can travel with commerce, poetry, and scent across empires.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Persian
Persian
yasamin
“jasmine”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
yas(a)min
“jasmine”
Medieval Latin
Latin
jasminum
“jasmine”
Middle Italian
Italian
gelsomino
“jasmine”