English
mosque
Mosque comes from Middle French mosquée, and goes back to Spanish mezquita.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmezquita
- Italianc. 1300–presentmoschea
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600mosquée
- Englishearliest quotation 2024mosque
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmezquita
- Italianc. 1300–presentmoschea
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600mosquée
- Englishearliest quotation 2024mosque
Earliest quotation: 2024, Aishwarya S Iyer, Rhea Mogul: “The demolition of two mosques in India within days…”
Linked words
through Arabic مَسْجِد
Today it means
noun A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish mezquita / mosque