English
alfilerillo
Alfilerillo comes from Spanish alfilerillo ‘redstem filaree’, from alfiler ‘pin’, and ultimately from Arabic خِلَال.
- Arabicc. 500–presentخِلَال‘pin, peg’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600اَلْخِلَالal-ḵilál
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalfiler‘pin’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentalfilerillo‘redstem filaree’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentخِلَال‘pin, peg’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600اَلْخِلَالal-ḵilál
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalfiler‘pin’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentalfilerillo‘redstem filaree’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic خِلَال
Today it means
noun Machaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic خِلَال / alfilerillo