Where does “tambrin” come from?

tambrin (Jamaican Creole) comes from English tamarind, from Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ — tamarind.

tambrin (Jamaican Creole): A tamarind

Definitions

  1. A tamarind

Ancestry of “tambrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtamarindA tropical tree, Tamarindus indica; The fruit of...
2Middle Englishthamaryndetamarind
3Old Frenchtamarindetamarind
4Medieval Latintamarindus—
5Arabicتَمْر هِنْدِيّtamarind
Every word from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ →Every word from Medieval Latin tamarindus →Every word from Old French tamarinde →