Where does “البحر الأبيض المتوسط” come from?

البحر الأبيض المتوسط (Arabic) comes from Arabic بَحْر — little sea; sea.

البحر الأبيض المتوسط (Arabic): Mediterranean Sea

Definitions

  1. Mediterranean Sea

Ancestry of “البحر الأبيض المتوسط”, step by step

البحر الأبيض المتوسط traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بَحْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَحْرlittle sea; sea

via Arabic أَبْيَض

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَبْيَضwhite

via Arabic مُتَوَسِّط

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُتَوَسِّطmiddle
Every word from Arabic بَحْر