English
alcavala
Alcavala comes from Andalusian Arabic القبالة, and goes back to Arabic قبالة ‘duty, liability based on a contract’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentقبالةqabāla‘duty, liability based on a contract’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600القبالةal-qabála
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalcabala
- Englishtodayalcavala
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentقبالةqabāla‘duty, liability based on a contract’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600القبالةal-qabála
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalcabala
- Englishtodayalcavala
Every English word from Arabic قبالة
Today it means
noun In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving property movable or immovable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic قبالة / alcavala