Where does “Al Jazeera” come from?
Al Jazeera (English) comes from Arabic جزيرة, from Arabic جزر العذراء الأمريكية.
Ancestry of “Al Jazeera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جزيرة | island; peninsula; area, region, territory,... |
| 2 | Arabic | جزر العذراء الأمريكية | — |