Where does “Spinat” come from?
Spinat (German) comes from Middle High German spināt, from Medieval Latin spinachium, from Spanish espinaca, from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج — spinach.
Spinat (German): spinach
Definitions
- spinach
Ancestry of “Spinat”, step by step
Spinat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German spināt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | spināt | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | spinachium | — |
| 3 | Spanish | espinaca | spinach |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | إِسْبِنَاخ | — |
| 5 | Arabic | إسفاناخ | — |
| 6 | Persian | اسفناج | spinach |
via Italian spinace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spinace | spinach |
via Italian spinacio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spinacio | spinach |