Where does “spinaċi” come from?

spinaċi (Maltese) comes from Sicilian spinacia, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ, from Persian اسپناخ — Alternative form of اسفناج; spinach.

spinaċi (Maltese): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “spinaċi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianspinaciaspinach
2Old Frenchespinochespinach
3Old Occitanespinarc—
4Arabicإِسْفَانَاخ—
5PersianاسپناخAlternative form of اسفناج; spinach
Every word from Persian اسپناخ →Every word from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ →Every word from Old Occitan espinarc →