Where does “Saracene” come from?

Saracene (Old English) comes from Latin saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.

Saracene (Old English): the Saracens

Definitions

  1. the Saracens

Ancestry of “Saracene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaracenusSaracen
2Ancient GreekΣαρακηνόςa desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of...
3Arabicشَرْقِيِّينeasterners
Every word from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός →Every word from Latin saracenus →