Where does “spinachium” come from?
spinachium (Medieval Latin) comes from Spanish espinaca, from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج — spinach.
Ancestry of “spinachium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | espinaca | spinach |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | إِسْبِنَاخ | — |
| 3 | Arabic | إسفاناخ | — |
| 4 | Persian | اسفناج | spinach |