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Where does “árabe” come from?

árabe (Spanish) comes from Latin Arabs, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

árabe (Spanish): Arabic; Arab

Definitions

  1. Arabic; Arab

Ancestry of “árabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArabsan Arab; Arabian
2Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
3ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
4Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “árabe”

  • arabismo
  • arabista
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