Where does “espinoche” come from?

espinoche (Old French) comes from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ, from Persian اسپناخ — Alternative form of اسفناج; spinach.

espinoche (Old French): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “espinoche”, step by step

espinoche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan espinarc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanespinarc
2Arabicإِسْفَانَاخ
3PersianاسپناخAlternative form of اسفناج; spinach

via Arabic سَبَانِخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَبَانِخ

Words derived from “espinoche

Every word from Persian اسپناخEvery word from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخEvery word from Old Occitan espinarc