English
almogavar
Almogavar comes from Andalusian Arabic المُغَاوِر, and goes back to Arabic مُغَاوِر.
- Arabicc. 500–presentمُغَاوِرmuḡāwir
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600المُغَاوِرal-muḡā́wir
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalmogávar
- Englishtodayalmogavar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentمُغَاوِرmuḡāwir
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600المُغَاوِرal-muḡā́wir
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalmogávar
- Englishtodayalmogavar
Every English word from Arabic مُغَاوِر
Today it means
noun A lightly-clad footsoldier during the Christian reconquest of Islamic Spain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic مُغَاوِر / almogavar