Where does “islamic” come from?

islamic (English) comes from English Islam, from Arabic إِسْلَام, from Arabic أَسْلَمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

islamic (English): Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam

Ancestry of “islamic”, step by step

islamic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Islam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIslamA monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an
2Arabicإِسْلَامsubmission; religious submission to God, Islam;...
3Arabicأَسْلَمَto surrender, to become a Muslim; he submitted
4Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
5Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via French islamique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchislamiqueIslamic

Words derived from “islamic

Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV-