Where does “Almanach” come from?
Almanach (German) comes from Middle Dutch almanag, from Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic مناخ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Almanach (German): almanac, yearbook
Ancestry of “Almanach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | almanag | — |
| 2 | 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}} |
Words derived from “Almanach”