Where does “al-Qaeda” come from?

al-Qaeda (English) comes from Arabic القاعدة, from Arabic ع — second-person masculine singular active...

al-Qaeda (English): A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals

Definitions

  1. A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals

Ancestry of “al-Qaeda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالقاعدةthe toilet, a Western-style sitting toilet as...
2Arabicعsecond-person masculine singular active...

Words derived from “al-Qaeda”

Every word from Arabic ع →Every word from Arabic القاعدة →