Etymology of the English word alidade
the English word
alidadederived from the French word
alidadederived from the Medieval Latin word
allidadaderived from the Medieval Latin word
alidadaderived from the Arabic word
al-'iḍadausing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Arabic word
'iḍadaDate
The earliest known usage of alidade in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
