Where does “alcalde” come from?

alcalde (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Spanish alcalde, from Old Spanish alcalde, from Arabic قاض, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

alcalde (Classical Nahuatl): A municipal judge or member of the cabildo

Definitions

  1. A municipal judge or member of the cabildo

Ancestry of “alcalde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcaldemayor; an official such as an administrator,...
2Old Spanishalcalde—
3Arabicقاضto demolish; judge; fatal, lethal, deadly
4Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform

Words derived from “alcalde”

Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قاض →Every word from Old Spanish alcalde →
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