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Where does “mosc” come from?

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

mosc (Irish): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “mosc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmosqueA place of worship for Muslims, often having at...
2Frenchmosquéemosque
3Italianmoscheamosque
4Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
5Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
6Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
7ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
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