Where does “البحر المتوسط” come from?

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

Ancestry of “البحر المتوسط”, step by step

البحر المتوسط traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بَحْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَحْرlittle sea; sea

via Arabic مُتَوَسِّط

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُتَوَسِّطmiddle
Every word from Arabic بَحْر