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