Where does “Fulano” come from?

Fulano (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish fulano, from Arabic فُلَان — so-and-so.

Fulano (Spanish): Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so

Definitions

  1. Joe Schmoe, what's-his-name, so-and-so

Ancestry of “Fulano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfulano—
2Arabicفُلَانso-and-so

Words derived from “Fulano”

Every word from Arabic فُلَان →Every word from Old Spanish fulano →