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
- A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly...
Ancestry of “sirocco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | scirocco | sirocco |
| 2 | Arabic | شرق | east; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ |
| 3 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 4 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |