From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]], first attested 1265, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]] camomille < [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]] chamoemelon < [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]] χαμαίμηλον (chamaimēlon), “‘earth-apple’”) < χαμαί (chamai), “‘on the ground’”) + μῆλον (mēlon), “‘apple’”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.
From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]], first attested 1265, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]] camomille < [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]] chamoemelon < [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Camomile]] χαμαίμηλον (chamaimēlon), “‘earth-apple’”) < χαμαί (chamai), “‘on the ground’”) + μῆλον (mēlon), “‘apple’”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.