Etymology

córdoba

Today it means: The currency of Nicaragua, divided into 100 centavos. Full definition →

Spanish córdoba
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córdoba · noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcórdoba
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcórdoba
  3. English todaycórdoba

Borrowed from Spanish córdoba.

Córdoba · proper noun2

  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉
  2. Latin · derived fromCorduba
  3. Arabic · derived fromقُرْطُبَة
  4. Spanish · borrowed fromCórdoba
  5. English todayCórdoba

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Córdoba, from Arabic قُرْطُبَة (qurṭuba), from Latin Corduba, from Phoenician 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤉 (qrtywbʿy or Qartuba). As South American locations, named after the Spanish city.

Words from the same roots

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