Etymograph

English

ammiral

Ammiral comes from Old French amiral ‘admiral’, and goes back to Arabic أَمِير ‘commander’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentأَمِيرʔamīr‘commander’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500amiralis
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400amiral‘admiral’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ammiral
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentأَمِيرʔamīr‘commander’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500amiralis
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400amiral‘admiral’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ammiral
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Arabic أَمِير ‘commander’

amir, emir, 6 more

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic أَمِير / ammiral

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