Where does “sirup” come from?

sirup (Danish) comes from Old Norse sirop, from Latin siropus, from Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

sirup (Danish): syrup

Definitions

  1. syrup

Ancestry of “sirup”, step by step

sirup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sirop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesirop—
2Latinsiropus—
3Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
4Arabicشَرِبَto drink

via Old French sirop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsiropsyrup
2Medieval Latinsiruppus—

Words derived from “sirup”

Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرَاب →Every word from Latin siropus →