Where does “saracen” come from?
saracen (Swedish) comes from German Sarazene, from Old French sarrazin, from Latin saracenus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός, from Arabic شَرْقِيِّين — easterners.
Ancestry of “saracen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sarazene | — |
| 2 | Old French | sarrazin | Saracen |
| 3 | Latin | saracenus | Saracen |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σαρακηνός | a desert-dwelling Arabic or para-Arabic nomad of... |
| 5 | Arabic | شَرْقِيِّين | easterners |