Where does “alfil” come from?
alfil (Galician) comes from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.
alfil (Galician): bishop
Ancestry of “alfil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | فِيل | elephant; the elephant |
| 2 | Middle Persian | pyl | elephant; bishop |
| 3 | Latin | pirum | a pear |