Where does “almanah” come from?
almanah (Romanian) comes from French almanach, from Middle French almanach, from Old French almanach, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic مناخ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
almanah (Romanian): almanac
Definitions
- almanac
Ancestry of “almanah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | almanach | almanac |
| 2 | Middle French | almanach | almanac |
| 3 | Old French | almanach | almanac |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 6 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 7 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 8 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 9 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |