Where does “alcalde” come from?

alcalde (Romanian) comes from Spanish alcalde, from Old Spanish alcalde, from Arabic قاض, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

alcalde (Romanian): alcalde

Definitions

  1. alcalde

Ancestry of “alcalde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcaldemayor; an official such as an administrator,...
2Old Spanishalcalde
3Arabicقاضto demolish; judge; fatal, lethal, deadly
4Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform
Every word from Arabic قَضَىEvery word from Arabic قاضEvery word from Old Spanish alcalde
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