English
al-Andalus
Al-Andalus comes from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس.
- Arabicc. 500–presentالْأَنْدَلُسal-ʔandalus
- Englishtodayal-Andalus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentالْأَنْدَلُسal-ʔandalus
- Englishtodayal-Andalus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- ‘to wind, to turn’
Today it means
name The Muslim-ruled region in present-day Spain and Portugal (from 711–1492 C.E.).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس / al-Andalus