An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kamille

by Friedrich Kluge

Kamille, f., ‘camomile,’ from MidHG. kamille, f., which is again derived from MidLat. and Ital. camamilla (Gr. χαμαίαμηλον). The term became current in the Middle Ages through medical science, which was learnt from the Greeks (comp. Arzt, Büchse, Pflaster).