English
estafiate
Estafiate comes from Spanish estafiate ‘Either of two ragweeds, of species Ambrosia…’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentestafiate‘Either of two ragweeds, of species Ambrosia artemisiifolia or Ambrosia psilostachya’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentestafiate‘Either of two ragweeds, of species Ambrosia artemisiifolia or Ambrosia psilostachya’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Spanish estafiate
Today it means
noun A silver wormwood (Artemisia ludoviciana).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish estafiate / estafiate