Where does “meschita” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meschita”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	mezquita	mosque; a Native American religious site
2	Arabic	مَسْجِد	mosque; place of worship
3	Arabic	سَجَدَ	to bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
4	Arabic	ج	Abbreviation of جَمْع