Where does “Algarve” come from?

Algarve comes from Old Portuguese Algarve, from Arabic al-gharb meaning "the west," ultimately from an Arabic root meaning "to see."

Ancestry of “Algarve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAlgarvethe Algarves, the southernmost region of continental Portugal, as well as Portugal's North African holdings
2Old PortugueseAlgarve—
3Arabicالغَرْب—
Every word from Arabic الغَرْب →Every word from Old Portuguese Algarve →Every word from Portuguese Algarve →