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Gingerlike comes from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi ‘ginger’, and ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆.

1. Old Tamilmodern𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆¹
2. Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭¹
3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEζιγγίβερις¹zingíberis‘ginger’
4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEzingiberi²‘ginger’
5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgingiber²
6. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gingiberō³‘ginger’reconstructed
7. Old Englishc. 450–1150gingifer³‘ginger’
8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gingivere³‘ginger’
9. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gingere³
10. English1500–presentginger³
11. Englishtodaygingerlike³

1. ¹ Wiktionary, Latin zingiberi
2. ² Wiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō
3. ³ Wiktionary, English gingerlike