Etymology

alférez

Today it means: In some Spanish-speaking countries, a junior-ranking officer in the military. Full definition →

Spanish alférez ← Arabic فَارِس
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromفَارِس
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromalférez
  3. English todayalférez

Borrowed from Spanish alférez, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic فَارِس (fāris).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.