Where does “sumach” come from?

sumach (English) comes from English sumac, from Middle English sumac, from Anglo-Norman sumak, from Medieval Latin sumach, from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

sumach (English): Alternative spelling of sumac; Obsolete spelling...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sumac; Obsolete spelling...

Ancestry of “sumach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsumacAny of various shrubs or small trees of the genus...
2Middle Englishsumac—
3Anglo-Normansumak—
4Medieval Latinsumach—
5Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
6Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac

Words derived from “sumach”

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