Where does “almanach” come from?
almanach (French) comes from Middle French almanach, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic مناخ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
almanach (French): almanac
Definitions
- almanac
Ancestry of “almanach”, step by step
almanach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French almanach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | almanach | almanac |
| 2 | Old French | almanach | almanac |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 5 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 6 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 7 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 8 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Latin almanachus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | almanachus | calendar |