Where does “alfalfa” come from?
Alfalfa comes from Spanish alfalfa, from Spanish alfalfez, from Arabic فصفص, from Aramaic אַסְפַּסְתָּא.
alfalfa (English): A plant, principally of "Medicago sativa", grown...
Definitions
- A plant, principally of "Medicago sativa", grown...
Ancestry of “alfalfa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alfalfa | alfalfa |
| 2 | Spanish | alfalfez | Alternative form of alfalfa |
| 3 | Arabic | فصفص | lucerne, alfalfa |
| 4 | Old Median | *aspāstiš | alfalfa |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *HacwaHastiš | alfalfa, lucerne |