English
Morabito
Morabito comes from Italian Morabito, from Arabic مُرَابِط ‘soldier stationed in fortified outpost’, and ultimately from رَابَطَ ‘to line up to’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَابَطَrābaṭa‘to line up to’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُرَابِط‘soldier stationed in fortified outpost’
- Italianc. 1300–presentMorabito
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَابَطَrābaṭa‘to line up to’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمُرَابِط‘soldier stationed in fortified outpost’
- Italianc. 1300–presentMorabito
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic رَابَطَ
Today it means
name A surname from Italian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَابَطَ / Morabito