Where does “cadí” come from?

cadí (Spanish) comes from French cadi, from Arabic قَاضٍ, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

cadí (Spanish): qadi

Definitions

  1. qadi

Ancestry of “cadí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcadiqadi civil judge in certain Islamic countries
2Arabicقَاضٍmagistrate; judge
3Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform
Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قَاضٍ →Every word from French cadi →