Etymology Explorer › English

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”

  • gazellelike
  • ガゼル
  • 가젤
  • gasail
Every word from Arabic غَزَال →