Where does “megamosque” come from?
megamosque (English) comes from English mosque, from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.
megamosque (English): a very large mosque; a mosque with a large...
Definitions
- a very large mosque; a mosque with a large...
Ancestry of “megamosque”, step by step
megamosque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mosque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mosque | A place of worship for Muslims, often having at... |
| 2 | French | mosquée | mosque |
| 3 | Italian | moschea | mosque |
| 4 | Spanish | mezquita | mosque; a Native American religious site |
| 5 | Arabic | مَسْجِد | mosque; place of worship |
| 6 | Arabic | سَجَدَ | to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,... |
| 7 | Arabic | ج | Abbreviation of جَمْع |