Where does “zaptieh” come from?

zaptieh (French) comes from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه, from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

Ancestry of “zaptieh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishضبطیهpoliceman
2Arabicضَبْطِيَّةpoliceman
3Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness

Words derived from “zaptieh”

Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Arabic ضَبْطِيَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ضبطیه →