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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

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “Spinat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspināt—
2Medieval Latinspinachium—
3Spanishespinacaspinach
4Andalusian Arabicإِسْبِنَاخ—
5Arabicإسفاناخ—
6Persianاسفناجspinach

Words derived from “Spinat”

  • шпинат
  • Blattspinat
  • špinat
  • шпинат
  • spenót
Every word from Persian اسفناج →