Hyphenation
ca·mo·milePronunciation
Etymology
() From Middle English, first attested 1265, from Old French camomille Latin chamoemelon Ancient Greek χαμαίμηλον (chamaimēlon, “earth-apple”) χαμαί (chamai, “on the ground”) + μῆλον (mēlon, “apple”). So called because of the apple-like scent of the plant.