Where does “Zorro” come from?

Zorro comes from Spanish zorro, a word of uncertain origin whose etymology remains unknown.

Zorro (English): Any daring and mysterious avenger

Definitions

  1. Any daring and mysterious avenger

Ancestry of “Zorro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishzorrofox; opossum; skunk
2Spanishzorrafemale equivalent of zorro; vixen; female fox;...
3Arabicسُرِّيَة—
Every word from Arabic سُرِّيَة →Every word from Spanish zorra →Every word from Spanish zorro →