Etymology of the English word alcaide
the English word
alcaidederived from the Spanish word
alcaidederived from the Arabic word
al-qa'idusing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Arabic word
qa'idderived from the Andalusian Arabic word
alqáyidderived from the Classical Arabic word
qā'idDate
The earliest known usage of alcaide in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
