Where does “Sarrasin” come from?
Sarrasin (French) comes from Latin Saraceni, from Italian saraceno, from Latin saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.
Sarrasin (French): Saracen
Ancestry of “Sarrasin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Saraceni | nominative plural of Saracēnus; genitive singular... |
| 2 | Italian | saraceno | Saracen |
| 3 | Latin | saracenus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σαρακηνός | a desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of... |
| 5 | Arabic | شَرْقِيِّين | easterners |
Words derived from “Sarrasin”