Where does “almoxarife” come from?

almoxarife (Portuguese) comes from Arabic مشرف, from Arabic شرف, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

almoxarife (Portuguese): stockman, warehouseman

Definitions

  1. stockman, warehouseman

Ancestry of “almoxarife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمشرفimminent; impending; on the verge of
2Arabicشرفto be noble, to be highborn, to be illustrious,...
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “almoxarife”

Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic شرف →Every word from Arabic مشرف →