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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tamarinde | tamarind |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tamarindus | — |
| 3 | Arabic | تَمْر هِنْدِيّ | tamarind |