Where does “artichaut” come from?
artichaut (French) comes from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف, from Arabic اَلْخُرْشُوف, from Arabic خُرْشُوف — artichoke.
artichaut (French): artichoke
Definitions
- artichoke
Ancestry of “artichaut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | alcarchofa | artichoke |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | اَلْخَرْشُوف | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اَلْخُرْشُوف | — |
| 4 | Arabic | خُرْشُوف | artichoke |