Etymology

caid

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Today it means: A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide. Full definition →

Arabic قَائِد ← French caïd
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caid · noun1

  1. French · derived fromcaïd
  2. Arabic · derived fromقَائِد“leader”
  3. English todaycaid

From Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”), probably through French caïd (or at least influenced by it in pronunciation). Doublet of alcaide and Alkaid.

caid · noun2

  1. Irish · borrowed fromcaid“stuffed ball; football”
  2. English todaycaid

From Irish caid (“stuffed ball; football”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicقَائِد all →

kaid

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