Where does “Algiers” come from?

Algiers (Dutch) comes from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.

Ancestry of “Algiers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْجَزَائِرthe islands; Algiers
2Arabicجَزِيرَةisland
Every word from Arabic جَزِيرَة →Every word from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر →