Where does “mezquita” come from?

mezquita (English) comes from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

mezquita (English): A Moorish or Spanish mosque

Definitions

  1. A Moorish or Spanish mosque

Ancestry of “mezquita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
2Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
3Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
4ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →