Where does “arabe” come from?
arabe (French) comes from Latin Arabs, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.
arabe (French): Arabic; Arabic language
Ancestry of “arabe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Arabs | an Arab; Arabian |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 3 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 4 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |
Words derived from “arabe”