Etymology

Al-Andalus

Today it means: The Muslim-ruled region in present-day Spain and Portugal (from 711–1492 C.E.). Full definition →

Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس
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The story

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromالْأَنْدَلُس
  2. English todayal-Andalus

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس (al-ʔandalus). See Andalusia for more.

Words from the same roots

Arabicالْأَنْدَلُس all →

Andalusia

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.