turmeryte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tarmaret, termeryte

Etymology

Possibly from Old French terre mérite (“deserving earth”). According to Klein, possibly corrupted from Arabic كركم (“Curcuma”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈturmərit(ə)/, /ˈtɛrmərit(ə)/

Noun

turmeryte (uncountable)

1. (rare) turmeric

Descendants

• English: turmeric

References

• “termerite, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-25.
• Klein, Dr. Ernest, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., 1971.