Where does “algema” come from?
algema (Portuguese) comes from Arabic جامعة, from Arabic جَمَعَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.
algema (Portuguese): handcuffs, manacles, shackles
Definitions
- handcuffs, manacles, shackles
Ancestry of “algema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | جامعة | university, academy |
| 2 | Arabic | جَمَعَ | to unite, to reconcile; to gather; to collect,... |
| 3 | Arabic | م | a prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | šamaʿ- | — |
Words derived from “algema”