Where does “spinacia” come from?

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

spinacia (Sicilian): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “spinacia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespinochespinach
2Old Occitanespinarc—
3Arabicإِسْفَانَاخ—
4PersianاسپناخAlternative form of اسفناج; spinach

Words derived from “spinacia”

Every word from Persian اسپناخ →Every word from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ →Every word from Old Occitan espinarc →