Where does “sumagre” come from?

sumagre (Portuguese) comes from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

sumagre (Portuguese): sumac any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus

Definitions

  1. sumac any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus

Ancestry of “sumagre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
2Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac
Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ →Every word from Arabic سُمَّاق →
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