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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- camomile (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old French camemile, from Late Latin camomilla, from
Latin chamomilla, from Greek chamaimelon, lit. "earth apple,"
from chamai "on the ground" (also "dwarf;" see
chameleon)
+ melon "apple" (see malic).
So called for its scent. Old English had it as camemalon.