Where does “zapt” come from?

zapt (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ضبط, from Arabic ضَبْط — accuracy, exactness.

zapt (Romanian): authority

Definitions

  1. authority

Ancestry of “zapt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishضبطseizure
2Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Arabic ضَبْط →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ضبط →
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