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Where does “spicer” come from?

spicer (English) comes from Middle English spicer, from Old French espicier, from Latin speciarius — dealer in spices.

spicer (English): One who seasons with spice; That which adds spice...

Definitions

  1. One who seasons with spice; That which adds spice...

Ancestry of “spicer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishspicerA spice dealer; a spicer
2Old Frenchespicier—
3Latinspeciariusdealer in spices
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