Where does “Arcenal” come from?
Arcenal (Cebuano) comes from Spanish arsenal, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة — manufacturing shop.
Ancestry of “Arcenal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arsenal | arsenal; dockyard |
| 2 | Arabic | دَار الصِّنَاعَة | manufacturing shop |