Where does “moschee” come from?

moschee (Romanian) comes from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

moschee (Romanian): mosque

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “moschee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmosquéemosque
2Italianmoscheamosque
3Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
4Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
5Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
6ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic سَجَدَ →Every word from Arabic مَسْجِد →
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