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Where does “abelmosk” come from?

abelmosk (English) comes from New Latin Abelmoschus, from Arabic أَبُو المِسْك — father of musk.

abelmosk (English): The edible and aromatic seed pods of the...

Definitions

  1. The edible and aromatic seed pods of the...

Ancestry of “abelmosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinAbelmoschus—
2Arabicأَبُو المِسْكfather of musk
Every word from Arabic أَبُو المِسْك →