Where does “sumac” come from?
Sumac comes from Middle English simak, from Anglo-Norman sumak, with origins ultimately traced to Semitic languages where the word referred to the plant used for tanning and dyeing.
sumac (English): Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus...
Definitions
- Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus...
Ancestry of “sumac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sumac | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | sumak | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sumach | — |
| 4 | Arabic | سُمَّاق | sumac |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܣܘܡܩܐ | red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac |
Words derived from “sumac”