Where does “arsenal” come from?
arsenal (French) comes from Italian arsenale, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة — manufacturing shop.
arsenal (French): arsenal
Definitions
- arsenal
Ancestry of “arsenal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arsenale | dockyard; arsenal |
| 2 | Arabic | دَار الصِّنَاعَة | manufacturing shop |