Where does “espinaca” come from?

espinaca (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج — spinach.

espinaca (Spanish): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “espinaca”, step by step

espinaca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicإِسْبِنَاخ—
2Arabicإسفاناخ—
3Persianاسفناجspinach

via Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِسْفَانَاخ—
2PersianاسپناخAlternative form of اسفناج; spinach

via Arabic سَبَانِخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَبَانِخ—

Words derived from “espinaca”

Every word from Persian اسفناج →Every word from Arabic إسفاناخ →Every word from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ →