Etymology of the English word vanilla
the English word
vanilladerived from the New Latin word
vanilla (vanilla)
derived from the Obsolete Spanish word
vainilladerived from the Obsolete Spanish word
vainaderived from the Latin word
vagina (sheath; sheath, scabbard)
Date
The earliest known usage of vanilla in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
vanillic,
vanillinCognates
Dutch
vanille, French
vanille, German
Vanille, Icelandic
vanilla, Swedish
vaniljUsage
Word found in Modern English
