Translations:Spice/6/en

Etymology

The word spice originated in Middle English which came from the Old French words espece, espis(c)e, and espis(c)e. According to the Middle English Dictionary, the Old French words came from Anglo-French spece; according to Merriam Webster, the Old-French words came from Anglo-French espece, and espis. Both publications agree that the Anglo-French words derived from Latin species. Middle English spice had its first known use as a noun in the 13th century.