Where does “zaptié” come from?

zaptié (English) comes from Turkish zaptiye, from Ottoman Turkish zabtiye, from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

zaptié (English): A gendarme / carabineer in Italian colonies of the Ottoman Empire

Definitions

  1. A gendarme / carabineer in Italian colonies of the Ottoman Empire

Ancestry of “zaptié”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzaptiyegendarmerie
2Ottoman Turkishzabtiye—
3Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
4Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish zabtiye →