Where does “kontraalmirante” come from?

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

kontraalmirante (Tagalog): counter admiral; rear admiral

Definitions

  1. counter admiral; rear admiral

Ancestry of “kontraalmirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcontraalmiranterear 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 →