Where does “gazelle” come from?

Gazelle comes from French gazelle, from Arabic غَزَال, a word for a swift, slender antelope of Africa and Asia.

gazelle (English): An antelope of either of the genera "Gazella" or...

Definitions

  1. An antelope of either of the genera "Gazella" or...

Ancestry of “gazelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazellegazelle
2Spanishgacelagazelle
3Spanishgacelmale gazelle
4Arabicغَزَال—

Words derived from “gazelle”

Every word from Arabic غَزَال →Every word from Spanish gacel →Every word from Spanish gacela →