Where does “spices” come from?

spices (Middle English) comes from Middle English spice, from Old French espice, from Late Latin species, from Classical Latin speciēs.

spices (Middle English): plural of spice

Definitions

  1. plural of spice

Ancestry of “spices”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspicespices; A variety, sort, or kind of something; A...
2Old Frenchespicespice
3Late Latinspeciesspice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a...
4Classical Latinspeciēs—
Every word from Classical Latin speciēs →Every word from Late Latin species →Every word from Old French espice →