Where does “moskea” come from?

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

moskea (Maltese): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “moskea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmoscheamosque
2Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
3Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
4Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
5ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
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