Etymograph

English

amrell

Amrell comes from Old French ameral, and goes back to Arabic أَمِير ‘commander’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentأَمِيرʔamīr‘commander’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500amiralis
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400ameral
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  5. Englishtodayamrell

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentأَمِيرʔamīr‘commander’
  2. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500amiralis
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400ameral
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  5. Englishtodayamrell

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 / amrell