Where does “minarete” come from?

minarete (Spanish) comes from French minaret, from Ottoman Turkish مناره, from Persian مناره, from Arabic مَنَارَة — lighthouse, minaret.

minarete (Spanish): minaret mosque tower

Definitions

  1. minaret mosque tower

Ancestry of “minarete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchminaretminaret
2Ottoman Turkishمنارهminaret, the slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan
3Persianمنارهminaret
4Arabicمَنَارَةlighthouse, minaret
Every word from Arabic مَنَارَة →Every word from Persian مناره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مناره →