Where does “zitewar” come from?

zitewar (Old High German) comes from Medieval Latin zedoarium, from Arabic جَدْوَار, from Persian ژدوار — zedoary.

Ancestry of “zitewar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	zedoarium	zedoary
2	Arabic	جَدْوَار	—
3	Persian	ژدوار	zedoary

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