Where does “Maghreb” come from?

Maghreb (French) comes from Arabic مَغْرِب, from Arabic غَرَبَ — to set, to go down; to set”, “to go down.

Ancestry of “Maghreb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَغْرِبsunset; west, sunset
2Arabicغَرَبَto set, to go down; to set”, “to go down

Words derived from “Maghreb”

Every word from Arabic غَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic مَغْرِب →