Etymology

alfiz

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Today it means: In Mozarabic architecture, moulding which encloses the outward side of an arch. Full definition →

Spanish alfiz ← Andalusian Arabic حِيْز ← Arabic حَيِّز
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  1. Arabic · derived fromحَيِّز
  2. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromحِيْز
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromalfiz
  4. English todayalfiz

Borrowed from Spanish alfiz, from Andalusian Arabic حِيْز (ḥíz), from Arabic حَيِّز (ḥayyiz).

Words from the same roots

Arabicحَيِّز all →

hayz

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.