Etymology of the English word alcalde
the English word
alcaldederived from the Spanish word
alcaldederived from the Arabic word
al-qaḍiusing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Arabic word
qaḍiderived from the Arabic word
al-qadiderived from the Andalusian Arabic word
alqáḍiderived from the Classical Arabic word
qāḍīderived from the Arabic word
al-qāḍīderived from the Arabic word
al-ḳaḍiDate
The earliest known usage of alcalde in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
