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
Definitions
- almanac, yearbook
Ancestry of “Almanach”, step by step
Almanach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch almanag
| 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}} |
via Medieval Latin almanachus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 2 | Arabic | الْمُنَاخ | — |