Where does “alcova” come from?

alcova (Portuguese) comes from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

alcova (Portuguese): alcove

Definitions

  1. alcove

Ancestry of “alcova”, step by step

alcova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قبة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
2Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
3Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—

via Arabic القُبَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالقُبَّة—

Words derived from “alcova”

Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →