Etymology of the English word alcove
the English word
alcovederived from the French word
alcovederived from the Spanish word
alcobaderived from the Arabic word
al-qubbaderived from the Arabic word
qubbausing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the French word
alcôvederived from the Spanish word
alcobaderived from the Arabic word
al-qubbaderived from the Arabic word
qubbausing the Arabic prefix
al-Date
The earliest known usage of alcove in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
alkoof, French
alcôve, German
Alkoven, Italian
alcovo, Norwegian
alkove, Portuguese
alcoba, Spanish
alcoba, Swedish
alkovUsage
Word found in Modern English
