Where does “sommacco” come from?
sommacco (Italian) comes from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.
sommacco (Italian): sumac
Ancestry of “sommacco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | سُمَّاق | sumac |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܣܘܡܩܐ | red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac |