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Where does “Arabs” come from?

Arabs (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Arabs (Latin): an Arab; Arabian

Definitions

  1. an Arab; Arabian

Ancestry of “Arabs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
2ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
3Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “Arabs”

  • Arabe
  • arabista
  • arabismo
  • árabe
  • antiarabismo
  • árabe
  • antiarabista
  • arabofobia
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