Where does “tamarindo” come from?

tamarindo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish tamarindo, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ — tamarind.

tamarindo (Cebuano): tamarind preserve; tamarind candy

Definitions

  1. tamarind preserve; tamarind candy

Ancestry of “tamarindo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtamarindotamarind; A candy made of tamarind fruit
2Old Frenchtamarindetamarind
3Medieval Latintamarindus—
4Arabicتَمْر هِنْدِيّtamarind
Every word from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin tamarindus →Every word from Old French tamarinde →