Where does “alcana” come from?

alcana (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin alcanna, from Arabic الحِنَّاء.

alcana (Spanish): privet

Definitions

  1. privet

Ancestry of “alcana”, step by step

alcana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin alcanna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalcanna—
2Arabicالحِنَّاء—

via Arabic حناء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحناءhenna; the plant; henna; dye prepared from;...

Words derived from “alcana”

Every word from Arabic الحِنَّاء →Every word from Medieval Latin alcanna →