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Where does “alfaiate” come from?

alfaiate (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese alfaiate, from Arabic الْخَيَّاط.

alfaiate (Galician): tailor

Definitions

  1. tailor

Ancestry of “alfaiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesealfaiate—
2Arabicالْخَيَّاط—
Every word from Arabic الْخَيَّاط →