Where does “Algarve” come from?

Algarve (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Algarve, from Arabic الغَرْب.

Algarve (Portuguese): the Algarves, the southernmost region of continental Portugal, as well as Portugal's North African holdings

Definitions

  1. the Algarves, the southernmost region of continental Portugal, as well as Portugal's North African holdings

Ancestry of “Algarve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseAlgarve—
2Arabicالغَرْب—

Words derived from “Algarve”

Every word from Arabic الغَرْب →Every word from Old Portuguese Algarve →