Where does “tamarind” come from?

Tamarind comes from Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ meaning "Indian date."

tamarind (English): A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica; The fruit of...

Definitions

  1. A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica; The fruit of...

Ancestry of “tamarind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishthamaryndetamarind
2Old Frenchtamarindetamarind
3Medieval Latintamarindus—
4Arabicتَمْر هِنْدِيّtamarind

Words derived from “tamarind”

Every word from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin tamarindus →Every word from Old French tamarinde →