Etymology of the English word assegai
the English word
assegaiderived from the Portuguese word
azagaiaderived from the Arabic word
azderived from the Obsolete French word
azagaiederived from the Old Spanish word
azagayahderived from the Arabic word
az-zaġayausing the Arabic prefix
al-derived from the Berber word
zaġayaDate
The earliest known usage of assegai in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
