An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Zitwer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2555051An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — ZitwerJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Zitwer, masculine, ‘zedoary,’ from the equivalent Middle High German zitwar, zitwan, Old High German citawar, zitwar, masculine; from Middle Latin zeduarium, the source of which is Arabic zedwâr. The zedoary was introduced into European medical science by the Arabs (compare also Italian zettovario, French zédoaire, English zedoary).