Where does “médina” come from?

médina (French) comes from Moroccan Arabic مدينة, from Arabic مَدِينَة, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

médina (French): medina (old town of North African cities)

Definitions

  1. medina (old town of North African cities)

Ancestry of “médina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicمدينةtown, city
2ArabicمَدِينَةMadinah; town, city; city
3Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא—
Every word from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא →Every word from Arabic مَدِينَة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic مدينة →