Where does “alcôve” come from?

alcôve (French) comes from Portuguese alcova, from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

alcôve (French): alcove

Definitions

  1. alcove

Ancestry of “alcôve”, step by step

alcôve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese alcova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealcovaalcove
2Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
3Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
4Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—

via Spanish alcoba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcobabedroom

Words derived from “alcôve”

Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →