Where does “szerecsendió” come from?
szerecsendió (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szerecsen, from Italian saraceno, from Latin saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.
szerecsendió (Hungarian): nutmeg
Ancestry of “szerecsendió”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | szerecsen | an Arab or any Muslim; an African, a black person |
| 2 | Italian | saraceno | Saracen |
| 3 | Latin | saracenus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σαρακηνός | a desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of... |
| 5 | Arabic | شَرْقِيِّين | easterners |