Where does “Alforria” come from?

Alforria (Portuguese) comes from Arabic حرية, from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.

Alforria (Portuguese): manumission act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves

Definitions

  1. manumission act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves

Ancestry of “Alforria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحريةfreedom, liberty
2Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix

Words derived from “Alforria”

Every word from Arabic ـِيَّة →Every word from Arabic حرية →