Where does “almirante” come from?

almirante (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish amirate, from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Greek ἀμιράς, from Arabic أَمِير — prince; prince; commander; commander, prince.

almirante (Spanish): admiral

Definitions

  1. admiral

Ancestry of “almirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishamirate—
2Medieval Latinamiratus—
3Greekἀμιράς—
4Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince

Words derived from “almirante”

Every word from Arabic أَمِير →Every word from Greek ἀμιράς →Every word from Medieval Latin amiratus →