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Where does “Saracen” come from?

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

Saracen (Polish): Saracen

Definitions

  1. Saracen

Ancestry of “Saracen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchsarrazinSaracen
2Latinsaracenus—
3Ancient GreekΣαρακηνόςa desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of...
4Arabicشَرْقِيِّينeasterners
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