'amomum' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'amomum', which was derived from Greek 'ἄμωμον', referring to an aromatic plant.

'ἄμωμον' in Greek was adopted into Latin as 'amomum', and eventually became the modern English word 'amomum'.

Initially, it referred to a specific aromatic plant, and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.