Where does “alcalde” come from?

alcalde (Catalan) comes from Arabic قاض, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

alcalde (Catalan): mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor

Ancestry of “alcalde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقاضto demolish; judge; fatal, lethal, deadly
2Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform

Words derived from “alcalde”

Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قاض →