Where does “sarrazin” come from?

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

sarrazin (Old French): Saracen

Definitions

  1. Saracen

Ancestry of “sarrazin”, step by step

sarrazin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin saracenus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaracenusSaracen
2Ancient GreekΣαρακηνόςa desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of...
3Arabicشَرْقِيِّينeasterners

via Late Latin Saracenus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinSaracenusSaracen

Words derived from “sarrazin”

Every word from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός →Every word from Latin saracenus →