Etymology Explorer › Afrikaans

Where does “moskee” come from?

moskee (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch moskee, from Middle French mosquee, from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

moskee (Afrikaans): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “moskee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoskeemosque
2Middle Frenchmosquee—
3Italianmoscheamosque
4Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
5Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
6Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
7ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →