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
Ancestry of “spices”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spice | spices; A variety, sort, or kind of something; A... |
| 2 | Old French | espice | spice |
| 3 | Late Latin | species | spice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a... |
| 4 | Classical Latin | speciēs | — |