Where does “mesquita” come from?

mesquita (Portuguese) comes from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

mesquita (Portuguese): mosque a place of worship for Muslims

Definitions

  1. mosque a place of worship for Muslims

Ancestry of “mesquita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
2Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
3ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →