myEtymology.com: English etymology of artichoke

Etymology of the English word artichoke

the English word artichoke

derived from the Italian word articiocco

derived from the Old Spanish word alcarchofa

derived from the Arabic word al-kharshuf

derived from the Arabic word al-ḫaršuf

using the Arabic prefix al-

derived from the Arabic word ḫuršuf

The earliest known usage of artichoke in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English