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Where does “scirocco” come from?

scirocco (Italian) comes from Arabic شرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

scirocco (Italian): sirocco

Definitions

  1. sirocco

Ancestry of “scirocco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see

Words derived from “scirocco”

  • sirocco
  • sciroccoso
  • sciroccato
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