Where does “almanac” come from?
Almanac comes from Middle English almenak, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Arabic مناخ (manākh), ultimately related to Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning light.
almanac (English): A book or table listing nautical, astronomical,...
Definitions
- A book or table listing nautical, astronomical,...
Ancestry of “almanac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | almenak | — |
| 2 | Dutch | almanak | almanac, book or table containing dates; almanac,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | almanag | — |
| 4 | Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 6 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 7 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 8 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 9 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |