Etymology of the English word Saracen
the English word
Saracenderived from the Old French word
Sarrazinderived from the Late Latin word
Saracenusderived from the Late Greek word
Sarakenosderived from the Arabic word
sharqderived from the Arabic word
šarqDate
The earliest known usage of Saracen in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
