turmeryte
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from Old French terre mérite (“deserving earth”); according to Klein, this is a modification of Arabic كركم (“Curcuma”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈturmərit(ə)/, /ˈtɛrmərit(ə)/
Noun
turmeryte (uncountable)
- (rare) turmeric
Descendants
- English: turmeric
References
- “termerite, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 July 2018.
- Klein, Dr. Ernest (1966-1967), “turmeric”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary Of The English Language[1], eighth impression, Amsterdam: Elsevier, published 2003, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 789, column 1.