Where does “maravedí” come from?

maravedí (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish marauedi, from Arabic مُرَابِطِين, from Arabic مُرَابِط — holy man; soldier stationed in fortified outpost.

maravedí (Spanish): maravedi

Definitions

  1. maravedi

Ancestry of “maravedí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmarauedi—
2Arabicمُرَابِطِين—
3Arabicمُرَابِطholy man; soldier stationed in fortified outpost

Words derived from “maravedí”

Every word from Arabic مُرَابِط →Every word from Arabic مُرَابِطِين →Every word from Old Spanish marauedi →