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