Where does “mosquée” come from?

mosquée (French) comes from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

mosquée (French): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “mosquée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmoscheamosque
2Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
3Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
4Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
5ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع

Words derived from “mosquée”

Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →