Etymology of the English word arabesque
the English word
arabesquederived from the French word
arabesquederived from the Italian word
arabescoderived from the Italian word
araboderived from the Latin word
Arabusderived from the Latin word
Arabs (Arab, people of Arabia)
derived from the Greek word
Araps, Ἄραψ (an Arab or native of Arabia)
derived from the Arabic word
Arabderived from the Arabic word
'arabderived from the Italian word
Araboderived from the Latin word
Arabusderived from the Latin word
Arabs (Arab, people of Arabia)
derived from the Greek word
Araps, Ἄραψ (an Arab or native of Arabia)
derived from the Arabic word
Arabderived from the Arabic word
'arabDate
The earliest known usage of arabesque in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
arabesk, French
arabesque, German
Arabeske, Norwegian
arabesk, Swedish
arabeskUsage
Word found in Modern English
