Where does “arabic” come from?

Arabic comes from Latin arabicus, formed with the Latin suffix -icus, which derives from Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ.

arabic (English): Related to the Arabic language; Of, from, or...

Definitions

  1. Related to the Arabic language; Of, from, or...

Ancestry of “arabic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarabicusArabic
2Ancient GreekἈραβικόςArabic, Arab
3Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
4ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
5Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ