Where does “alfaquí” come from?

alfaquí (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic الفَقِيه, from Arabic فقيه, from Arabic فَعِيل, from Arabic فَقِهَ — to understand; to be wise.

alfaquí (Spanish): alfaqui

Definitions

  1. alfaqui

Ancestry of “alfaquí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicالفَقِيه—
2Arabicفقيهjurist and theologian, expert in Islamic...
3Arabicفَعِيل—
4Arabicفَقِهَto understand; to be wise
Every word from Arabic فَقِهَ →Every word from Arabic فَعِيل →Every word from Arabic فقيه →