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Where does “symak” come from?

symak (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman sumak, from Medieval Latin sumach, from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

symak (Middle English): portions of the shrub "Rhus coriaria", chiefly...

Definitions

  1. portions of the shrub "Rhus coriaria", chiefly...

Ancestry of “symak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansumak—
2Medieval Latinsumach—
3Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
4Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac

Words derived from “symak”

  • sumac
  • sumacade
  • sumach
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