Where does “alfaque” come from?

alfaque (Portuguese) comes from Arabic حاجز, from Arabic حجز, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

alfaque (Portuguese): a sandbank, a shoal

Definitions

  1. a sandbank, a shoal

Ancestry of “alfaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحاجزbarrier, barricade, hurdle, obstacle, impediment, obstruction
2Arabicحجزto hold back, to restrain, to contain; to...
3ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic حجز →Every word from Arabic حاجز →