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Where does “spiceth” come from?

spiceth (English) comes from English spice, from Middle English spice, from Old French espice, from Late Latin species, from Classical Latin speciēs.

spiceth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “spiceth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspiceAromatic or pungent plant matter used to season...
2Middle Englishspicespices; A variety, sort, or kind of something; A...
3Old Frenchespicespice
4Late Latinspeciesspice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a...
5Classical Latinspeciēs—
Every word from Classical Latin speciēs →