Where does “spices” come from?
Spices derives from Middle English spice, from Old French espice, from Latin species meaning "appearance" or "kind," from specio meaning "to look," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- meaning "to observe."
spices (English): plural of spice; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of spice; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “spices”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spice | Aromatic or pungent plant matter used to season... |
| 2 | Middle English | spice | spices; A variety, sort, or kind of something; A... |
| 3 | Old French | espice | spice |
| 4 | Late Latin | species | spice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a... |
| 5 | Classical Latin | speciēs | — |