Spicery
/ˈspaɪsəri/noun
Spices collectively; a place or business dealing in spices.
Did you know?In medieval and early modern English, spices were so valuable that they were treated almost like currency, fueling long-distance trade routes and obsession across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spei-
“To sharpen, prick, or speckle.”
Latin
Latin
species
“A kind, sort, or particular appearance; later also a term for spices in medieval Latin.”
Old French
OFr
espice
“Spice.”
Middle English
ME
spicerye
“A store or collection of spices; the spice trade or spice business.”
Modern English
English
spicery
“Spices collectively; a place where spices are kept or sold.”