Editing Caramel (section)

==Etymology==

The English word comes from French ''{{Lang|fr|caramel}}'', borrowed from Spanish {{Lang|es|caramelo}} (18th century), itself possibly from Portuguese ''{{Lang|pt|caramelo}}''.<ref>''[[American Heritage Dictionary]]'', 5th edition, 2011, ''s.v.''</ref> Most likely that comes from Late Latin ''{{Lang|la|calamellus}}'' 'sugar cane', a diminutive of {{Lang|la|calamus}} 'reed, cane', itself from Greek {{Lang|grc|κάλαμος}}. Less likely, it comes from Medieval Latin ''{{Lang|la|cannamella}}'', from {{Lang|la|canna}} 'cane' + {{Lang|la|mella}} 'honey'.<ref name="OED">''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', 1st edition, 1888, [http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/27703 ''s.v.'']</ref> Finally, some dictionaries connect it to Arabic {{Lang|ar-latn|kora-moħalláh}} 'ball of sweet'.<ref>Littré, ''[[Dictionnaire de la langue française]]'', ''s.v.''</ref><ref>The arguments are summarized in Paget Toynbee, "Cennamella"—"Caramel"—"Canamell", ''The Academy'', '''34''':864:[https://books.google.com/books?id=pjUZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA338 338], November 24, 1888.</ref>