Emmer

Meaning

emmer (a particular species of wheat, Triticum dicoccon)

Concepts

emmer

Triticum dicoccoides

Triticum dicoccum

Synonyms

Triticum Dicoccoides

Triticum Dicoccum

Translations

farro

far

amidonnier

emmertarwe

farro

Triticum diococcum

farro medio

alica

قمح ثنائي

Triticum dicoccoides

Triticum dicoccum

trigo emmer

farro

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

ämmer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛmɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: emeri

Inherited from Old High German: amari

In summary

From Middle High German emeri, from Old High German amari, derivative of amar(o), which in turn gave rise to the obsolescent synonym Amelkorn (“amelcorn”). Further etymology unknown, but perhaps from Latin amylum (“gruel, starch”).