Where does “Saracen” come from?
Saracen comes from Old French sarrazin, from Late Latin Saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين, ultimately denoting people of the east or eastern regions.
Saracen (English): A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near...
Definitions
- A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near...
Ancestry of “Saracen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | Saracenus | Saracen |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Σαρακηνός | a desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of... |
| 3 | Arabic | شَرْقِيِّين | easterners |
Words derived from “Saracen”