Where does “spis” come from?

spis (Cornish) comes from English spice, from Middle English spice, from Old French espice, from Late Latin species, from Classical Latin speciēs.

spis (Cornish): spice

Definitions

  1. spice

Ancestry of “spis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspiceAromatic or pungent plant matter used to season...
2Middle Englishspicespices; A variety, sort, or kind of something; A...
3Old Frenchespicespice
4Late Latinspeciesspice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a...
5Classical Latinspeciēs—
Every word from Classical Latin speciēs →Every word from Late Latin species →Every word from Old French espice →