Where does “almojarife” come from?

almojarife (Spanish) comes from Arabic مشرف, from Arabic شرف, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

almojarife (Spanish): customs officer; revenue collector

Definitions

  1. customs officer; revenue collector

Ancestry of “almojarife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمشرفimminent; impending; on the verge of
2Arabicشرفto be noble, to be highborn, to be illustrious,...
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

Words derived from “almojarife

Every word from Arabic ـِيّEvery word from Arabic شرفEvery word from Arabic مشرف