Where does “alerce” come from?

alerce (Portuguese) comes from Andalusian Arabic al-ʔarz, from Arabic أَرْز — cedar; َcedar.

alerce (Portuguese): larch

Definitions

  1. larch

Ancestry of “alerce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabical-ʔarz—
2Arabicأَرْزcedar; َcedar
Every word from Arabic أَرْز →Every word from Andalusian Arabic al-ʔarz →