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

  1. A member of a nomadic people from the Sinai near...

Ancestry of “Saracen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinSaracenusSaracen
2Ancient GreekΣαρακηνόςa desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of...
3Arabicشَرْقِيِّينeasterners

Words derived from “Saracen”

Every word from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός →Every word from Late Latin Saracenus →