Where does “alcalde” come from?
Alcalde comes from Spanish alcalde, from Arabic qāḍī, from Arabic qāḍin, from Arabic qāḍā meaning "to judge."
alcalde (English): In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate...
Definitions
- In Spain or Latin America, a municipal magistrate...
Ancestry of “alcalde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | alcalde | mayor; an official such as an administrator,... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | alcalde | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قاض | to demolish; judge; fatal, lethal, deadly |
| 4 | Arabic | قَضَى | to judge; to perform |