Etymology

alcanna

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Today it means: A Bush, henna (Lawsonia inermis). Full definition →

Spanish alcana ← Arabic الحِنَّاء
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromالحِنَّاء“henna”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromalcana
  3. English todayalcanna

Borrowed from Spanish alcana, alheña, from Arabic الحِنَّاء (al-ḥinnāʔ, “henna”). Compare also alkanet.

Words from the same roots

Spanishalcana all →

alkanet

Arabicالحِنَّاء all →

alhenna

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.