Etymology of the English word emir
the English word
emirderived from the French word
emirderived from the Spanish word
emirderived from the Arabic word
'amirderived from the Arabic word
'amaraderived from the Andalusian Arabic word
amírderived from the Classical Arabic word
amīrderived from the Classical Arabic word
amirderived from the French word
émirderived from the Arabic word
'amirderived from the Arabic word
'amaraderived from the Arabic word
’amirDate
The earliest known usage of emir in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
