Where does “vice-almirante” come from?

vice-almirante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese almirante, from Old Portuguese almirante, from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Greek ἀμιράς, from Arabic أَمِير — prince; prince; commander; commander, prince.

vice-almirante (Portuguese): vice admiral

Definitions

  1. vice admiral

Ancestry of “vice-almirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealmiranteadmiral; flag officer
2Old Portuguesealmirante—
3Medieval Latinamiratus—
4Greekἀμιράς—
5Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince
Every word from Arabic أَمِير →Every word from Greek ἀμιράς →Every word from Medieval Latin amiratus →