Where does “spinagie” come from?
spinagie (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French espinache, from Latin spinachium, from Spanish espinaca, from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج — spinach.
Ancestry of “spinagie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | espinache | — |
| 2 | Latin | spinachium | — |
| 3 | Spanish | espinaca | spinach |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | إِسْبِنَاخ | — |
| 5 | Arabic | إسفاناخ | — |
| 6 | Persian | اسفناج | spinach |