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Where does “tamarin” come from?

tamarin (Middle French) comes from Middle French tamarinde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ — tamarind.

Ancestry of “tamarin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtamarinde—
2Old Frenchtamarindetamarind
3Medieval Latintamarindus—
4Arabicتَمْر هِنْدِيّtamarind

Words derived from “tamarin”

  • tamarin
  • tamarinier
  • tamarin
  • タマリン
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