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0 pointsjefftk2y ago0 comments

Several of the words you list are also English words: guitar, algebra, elixir, tamarind, cafe, orange, arsenal, alcohol. When talking about English origins do we count those for Spanish or Arabic? ;)

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imagainstit2y ago

Only guitar in that list comes to English from a Spanish etymology, the others come from Arabic via medieval Latin, French and Italian, not Spanish.

mike_hock2y ago

azimuth, zenith

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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imagainstit2y ago

Only guitar in that list comes to English from a Spanish etymology, the others come from Arabic via medieval Latin, French and Italian, not Spanish.

mike_hock2y ago

azimuth, zenith

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse