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Where does “vicealmirante” come from?

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

vicealmirante (Spanish): vice admiral

Definitions

  1. vice admiral

Ancestry of “vicealmirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalmiranteadmiral
2Old Spanishamirate—
3Medieval Latinamiratus—
4Greekἀμιράς—
5Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince
Every word from Arabic أَمِير →