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vagina · Latin
noun · Latin
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Sheath, scabbard or plant hull.. Sheath, scabbard or plant hull.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Latin reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Spanish vainilla is identified as a diminutive of vaina, from Latin vagina “sheath” or plant hull. vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Spanish vainilla is glossed literally as “little pod,” a diminutive of vaina “sheath.” vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Latin. LanguageTable row lati1261
vainilla · Spanish
noun · Spanish
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Little sheath; vanilla plant or pod.. Little sheath; vanilla plant or pod.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Spanish reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Spanish vainilla is identified as a diminutive of vaina, from Latin vagina “sheath” or plant hull. vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Spanish vainilla is glossed literally as “little pod,” a diminutive of vaina “sheath.” vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English vanilla is reported from the 1660s for the pod of the vanilla plant. vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Spanish. LanguageTable row stan1288
vanilla · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
The pod of the vanilla plant.. The pod of the vanilla plant.
c. 1660 · English vanilla pod — Reported written-use context; not the date of coinage or transmission.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Spanish vainilla is glossed literally as “little pod,” a diminutive of vaina “sheath.” vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English vanilla is reported from the 1660s for the pod of the vanilla plant. vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
The flavoring sense is reported from 1728. vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
vanilla · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Flavoring extracted from the vanilla bean.. Flavoring extracted from the vanilla bean.
c. 1728 · English vanilla flavoring — Reported written-use context; not the date of coinage or transmission.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English vanilla is reported from the 1660s for the pod of the vanilla plant. vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
The flavoring sense is reported from 1728. vanilla — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293