Where does “sirocco” come from?

sirocco (English) comes from Italian scirocco, from Arabic شرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

sirocco (English): A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly...

Definitions

  1. A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly...

Ancestry of “sirocco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciroccosirocco
2Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see

Words derived from “sirocco”

Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شرق →