Etymology of the English word monsoon
the English word
monsoonderived from the Obsolete Dutch word
monssoenderived from the Portuguese word
monçãoderived from the Arabic word
mawsimderived from the Arabic word
wasamaDate
The earliest known usage of monsoon in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
antimonsoonCognates
Dutch
moesson, French
mousson, German
Monsun, Icelandic
monsúnvindur, Italian
monsone, Swedish
monsunUsage
Word found in Modern English
