Where does “alguacil” come from?

alguacil (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic وزير, from Arabic وَزِير — helper, aide, minister, one who bears; helper,...

alguacil (Spanish): bailiff; dragonfly, damselfly

Definitions

  1. bailiff; dragonfly, damselfly

Ancestry of “alguacil”, step by step

alguacil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Andalusian Arabic وزير

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicوزير—
2Arabicوَزِيرhelper, aide, minister, one who bears; helper,...

via Andalusian Arabic الوَزِير

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicالوَزِير—

Words derived from “alguacil”

Every word from Arabic وَزِير →Every word from Andalusian Arabic وزير →