Where does “contraalmirante” come from?

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

contraalmirante (Spanish): rear admiral

Definitions

  1. rear admiral

Ancestry of “contraalmirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalmiranteadmiral
2Old Spanishamirate—
3Medieval Latinamiratus—
4Greekἀμιράς—
5Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince

Words derived from “contraalmirante”

Every word from Arabic أَمِير →