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Where does “Almendras” come from?

Almendras (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Almendras, from Old Spanish almendra, from Vulgar Latin amendla, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

Ancestry of “Almendras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAlmendras—
2Old Spanishalmendra—
3Vulgar Latinamendla—
4Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
5Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone
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