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Where does “sarzinett” come from?

sarzinett (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French sarrasinet, from Old French sarrazin, from Latin saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.

Ancestry of “sarzinett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsarrasinet—
2Old FrenchsarrazinSaracen
3Latinsaracenus—
4Ancient GreekΣαρακηνόςa desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of...
5Arabicشَرْقِيِّينeasterners
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