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Where does “spenót” come from?

spenót (Hungarian) comes from German Spinat, from Middle High German spināt, from Medieval Latin spinachium, from Spanish espinaca, from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج — spinach.

spenót (Hungarian): spinach, "Spinacia oleracea"

Definitions

  1. spinach, "Spinacia oleracea"

Ancestry of “spenót”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpinatspinach
2Middle High Germanspināt—
3Medieval Latinspinachium—
4Spanishespinacaspinach
5Andalusian Arabicإِسْبِنَاخ—
6Arabicإسفاناخ—
7Persianاسفناجspinach
Every word from Persian اسفناج →