Where does “alcoved” come from?

alcoved (English) comes from English alcove, from French alcôve, from Portuguese alcova, from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

alcoved (English): Having alcoves

Definitions

  1. Having alcoves

Ancestry of “alcoved”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalcoveA small recessed area set off from a larger room;...
2Frenchalcôvealcove
3Portuguesealcovaalcove
4Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
5Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
6Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →