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Where does “alphenic” come from?

alphenic (English) comes from French alphénic, from Spanish alfeñique, from Arabic فَانِيد, from Persian پانید — condensed juice of sugarcane, syrup, molasses;...

alphenic (English): White barley sugar

Definitions

  1. White barley sugar

Ancestry of “alphenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalphénic—
2Spanishalfeñiquealphenic
3Arabicفَانِيد—
4Persianپانیدcondensed juice of sugarcane, syrup, molasses;...
Every word from Persian پانید →