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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
TAMARIND.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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TAMARIND,
the fruit of an E. Indian tree. (F.,—Span.,—Arab. and
Pers.) Spelt tamarinde in Sir T. Elyot, Castel of Helth, b.
iii. c. 5.—F. tamarind, 'a small, soft, and dark-red Indian date;'
Cot. Also tamarinde, 'the Indian date-tree;' id.—Span. tamarindo.
(Cf. Ital. tamarindo; Florio gives the Ital. pl. tamarindi, and
Minsheu the Span. pl. tamarindos, without mention of the sing. form.)—Arab.
tamr, a ripe date, a dry or preserved date; and Hind, India;
whence tamr-ul Hind, a tamarind, lit. date of India; Rich. Dict. pp. 446,
1691. The Arab. tamr is allied to Heb. támár, a
palm-tree, occurring in the Bible as Tamar, a proper name. The word
Hind is borrowed from Persian (which turns s into h), and is derived from Skt.
sindhu, the river Indus; see Indigo.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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