Where does “spignet” come from?
spignet (English) comes from English spikenard, from Anglo-Norman spicanarde, from Medieval Latin spica nardi, from Latin nardi, from Tagalog Nardo, from Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος, from Sanskrit नलद — to give.
spignet (English): An aromatic plant of America; the spikenard
Definitions
- An aromatic plant of America; the spikenard
Ancestry of “spignet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spikenard | A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | spicanarde | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | spica nardi | — |
| 4 | Latin | nardi | nominative plural of nardus; genitive singular of... |
| 5 | Tagalog | Nardo | — |
| 6 | Latin | nardus | The ointment nard; The plant nard |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νάρδος | nard plant, spikenard, nardin, muskroot; nard... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नलद | Nardostachys jatamansi, Indian spikenard; root of... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | द | what gives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |