Where does “turmeryte” come from?
turmeryte (Middle English) comes from Old French terre, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
turmeryte (Middle English): turmeric
Ancestry of “turmeryte”, step by step
turmeryte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French terre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | terre | earth; soil; land, property |
| 2 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
via Arabic كركم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كركم | "Curcuma" and especially "Curcuma longa",... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कुङ्कुम | saffron |
Words derived from “turmeryte”