The story
- Italian · derived fromarabesco
- French · borrowed fromarabesque
- English todayarabesque
Borrowed from French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from arabo (“Arab”). By surface analysis, Arab + -esque.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
arabesque
Today it means: An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture. Full definition →
French arabesque ← Italian arabesco