myEtymology.com: English etymology of spinach

Etymology of the English word spinach

the English word spinach

derived from the Old French word espinache

derived from the Old Spanish word espinaca

derived from the Arabic word isfanakh

derived from the Persian word isfanakh

derived from the Medieval Latin word spinachium

derived from the Arabic word 'isfanaḫ

derived from the Persian word espenaj

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

Catalan espinac, Dutch spinazie, French épinard, German Spinat, Icelandic spínat, Italian spinaccia, Portuguese espinafre, Provençal espinar, Spanish espinaca, Swedish spenat

Word found in Modern English