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species
Latin · ancient
"a kind, a sort of goods"
a kind, a sort, later specifically goods of a particular kind traded for flavoring
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espice
Old French · medieval
"an aromatic flavoring substance"
narrowed in French to mean an aromatic substance used to flavor food
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spice
English · 1200s
"an aromatic plant substance used to flavor food"
settled as the English word for an aromatic plant substance used in cooking
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