Where does “espicanard” come from?
espicanard (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin spica nardi, from Latin nardi, from Tagalog Nardo, from Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος, from Sanskrit नलद, from Sanskrit द, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
espicanard (Catalan): Indian spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi)
Definitions
- Indian spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi)
Ancestry of “espicanard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | spica nardi | — |
| 2 | Latin | nardi | nominative plural of nardus; genitive singular of... |
| 3 | Tagalog | Nardo | — |
| 4 | Latin | nardus | The ointment nard; The plant nard |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νάρδος | nard plant, spikenard, nardin, muskroot; nard... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नलद | Nardostachys jatamansi, Indian spikenard; root of... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | द | what gives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |