Etymology

From Medieval Latin gingiber, zingeber, from Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις ‎(zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर ‎(siṅgabera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर ‎(śṛṅgavera)) (influenced by शृङ्गं ‎(śṛṅgaṃ, “horn”)), from Old Tamil [script needed] ‎(iṅci, “ginger”) + [script needed] ‎(vēr, “root”) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி ‎(iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் ‎(vēr, “root”)).