Where does “mosquee” come from?

mosquee (Middle French) comes from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

Ancestry of “mosquee”, 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

Words derived from “mosquee”

Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →
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