Where does “مؤلف” come from?

مؤلف (Arabic) comes from Arabic الف, from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

مؤلف (Arabic): writer, author

Definitions

  1. writer, author

Ancestry of “مؤلف”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالف—
2EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
3Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
4Old Englishielfelf
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis—
8LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “مؤلف”

Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →