Etymology

azedarach

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Today it means: An Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States, commonly called bead tree, chinaberry, etc. Full definition →

French azédarach ← Spanish acederaque ← Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت
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The story

  1. Persian · derived fromآزاددرخت
  2. Arabic · derived fromأَزَادَرْخَت
  3. Spanish · derived fromacederaque
  4. French · borrowed fromazédarach
  5. English todayazedarach

From French azédarach, from Spanish acederaque, from Arabic أَزَادَرْخَت (ʔazādarḵat), from Persian آزاددرخت (âzâd-deraxt), from آزاد (âzâd, “noble”) + درخت (deraxt, “tree”).

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