Where does “siroco” come from?

siroco (Romanian) comes from English sirocco, from Italian scirocco, from Arabic شرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

siroco (Romanian): sirocco

Definitions

  1. sirocco

Ancestry of “siroco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiroccoA hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly...
2Italiansciroccosirocco
3Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
4Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
5Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شرق →