Where does “Algier” come from?

Algier (French) comes from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.

Ancestry of “Algier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاَلْجَزَائِرthe islands; Algiers
2Arabicجَزِيرَةisland

Words derived from “Algier”

Every word from Arabic جَزِيرَة →Every word from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر →
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