English
alquerque
Alquerque comes from Spanish alquerque, and goes back to Arabic القرقات.
- Arabicc. 500–presentالقرقات
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalquerque
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentالقرقات
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalquerque
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic القرقات
Today it means
noun An ancient strategy board game, an ancestor of checkers, thought to have originated in the Middle East.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic القرقات / alquerque