Where does “alfinete” come from?

alfinete (Portuguese) comes from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال, from Arabic خِلَال — pin, peg.

alfinete (Portuguese): pin; safety pin

Definitions

  1. pin; safety pin

Ancestry of “alfinete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
2Arabicخِلَالpin, peg

Words derived from “alfinete”

Every word from Arabic خِلَال →Every word from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال →