English
Reconquista
Reconquista comes from Spanish reconquista ‘a reconquest’, and goes back to conquistar ‘to conquer’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentconquistar‘to conquer’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreconquistardeverb.
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreconquista‘a reconquest’
- EnglishtodayReconquista
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentconquistar‘to conquer’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreconquistardeverb.
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreconquista‘a reconquest’
- EnglishtodayReconquista
Linked words
through Latin conquīsītus
Today it means
name The process by which the Christian countries of Spain and Portugal were reconquered and regained from the Moors.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish conquistar / Reconquista