Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “tamarinde” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tamarinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtamarindetamarind
2Medieval Latintamarindus—
3Arabicتَمْر هِنْدِيّtamarind

Words derived from “tamarinde”

  • tamarin
  • tamarin
  • tamarinier
  • タマリン
  • tamarin
Every word from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ →