Where does “masmorra” come from?

masmorra (Catalan) comes from Spanish mazmorra, from Arabic مَطْمُورَة — granary, cellar.

masmorra (Catalan): dungeon

Definitions

  1. dungeon

Ancestry of “masmorra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmazmorradungeon
2Arabicمَطْمُورَةgranary, cellar
Every word from Arabic مَطْمُورَة →Every word from Spanish mazmorra →