Where does “sarazin” come from?

sarazin (Romanian) comes from French Sarrasin, from Latin Saraceni, from Italian saraceno, from Latin saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.

sarazin (Romanian): Saracen

Definitions

  1. Saracen

Ancestry of “sarazin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSarrasinSaracen
2LatinSaraceninominative plural of Saracēnus; genitive singular...
3ItaliansaracenoSaracen
4LatinsaracenusSaracen
5Ancient GreekΣαρακηνόςa desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of...
6Arabicشَرْقِيِّينeasterners
Every word from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός →Every word from Latin saracenus →