Where does “Alcorão” come from?

Alcorão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese alcoran, from Arabic قرآن — reading, reciting.

Alcorão (Portuguese): Qur'an the Islamic holy book

Definitions

  1. Qur'an the Islamic holy book

Ancestry of “Alcorão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesealcoran—
2Arabicقرآنreading, reciting
Every word from Arabic قرآن →Every word from Old Portuguese alcoran →