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==Etymology== <!--T:6--> | ==Etymology== <!--T:6--> | ||
The word ''spice'' originated in [[Middle English]] which came from the [[Old French]] words {{Lang|fro|espece}}'', {{Lang|fro|espis(c)e}},'' and {{Lang|fro|espis(c)e}}. According to the ''[[Middle English Dictionary]]'', the Old French words came from [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-French]] ''spece''; according to [[Merriam-Webster|Merriam Webster]], the Old-French words came from Anglo-French ''espece,'' and ''espis''. Both publications agree that the Anglo-French words derived from [[Latin]] {{Lang|la|species}}. [[Middle English]] {{Lang|enm|spice}} had its first known use as a noun in the 13th century. | The word ''spice'' originated in [[Wikipedia:Middle English|Middle English]] which came from the [[Wikipedia:Old French|Old French]] words {{Lang|fro|espece}}'', {{Lang|fro|espis(c)e}},'' and {{Lang|fro|espis(c)e}}. According to the ''[[Wikipedia:Middle English Dictionary|Middle English Dictionary]]'', the Old French words came from [[:en:Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-French]] ''spece''; according to [[:en:Merriam-Webster|Merriam Webster]], the Old-French words came from Anglo-French ''espece,'' and ''espis''. Both publications agree that the Anglo-French words derived from [[Wikipedia:Latin|Latin]] {{Lang|la|species}}. [[Wikipedia:Middle English|Middle English]] {{Lang|enm|spice}} had its first known use as a noun in the 13th century. | ||
==History== <!--T:7--> | ==History== <!--T:7--> | ||