Where does “bise almirante” come from?

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

bise almirante (Tagalog): vice admiral

Definitions

  1. vice admiral

Ancestry of “bise almirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvicealmirantevice admiral
2Spanishalmiranteadmiral
3Old Spanishamirate—
4Medieval Latinamiratus—
5Greekἀμιράς—
6Arabicأَمِيرprince; prince; commander; commander, prince
Every word from Arabic أَمِير →Every word from Greek ἀμιράς →Every word from Medieval Latin amiratus →