Where does “moskee” come from?

moskee (Dutch) comes from Middle French mosquee, from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

moskee (Dutch): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “moskee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmosquee—
2Italianmoscheamosque
3Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
4Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
5Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
6ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع

Words derived from “moskee”

Every word from Arabic ج →
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