Where does “spinach” come from?

Spinach comes from Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ, ultimately from Persian اسپناخ.

spinach (English): A particular edible plant, "Spinacia oleracea",...

Definitions

  1. A particular edible plant, "Spinacia oleracea",...

Ancestry of “spinach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspinachspinach
2Anglo-NormanspinacheAlternative form of espinoche
3Old Frenchespinochespinach
4Old Occitanespinarc—
5Arabicإِسْفَانَاخ—
6PersianاسپناخAlternative form of اسفناج; spinach

Words derived from “spinach”

Every word from Persian اسپناخ →Every word from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ →Every word from Old Occitan espinarc →