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