Re: Arabic article (was: Corpses)

Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...> writes:
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>More through mediaeval Latin than Spanish, surely? It would have been The
>Lord's Dogs who brought them into European use, about the 13th century.
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>Pete
Algebra comes from midieval Latin
Alchemy comes from midieval Latin via french
Alcohol comes from midieval Latin via Old Spanish

Zenith comes to us from midieval Latin, via old Spanish

So, in a sence, yes they do come from Midieval Latin, but that Latin got
some of them from Spanish, and some from French, according to Merriam
Webster (i'm more inclined to think they all traveled to Midieval Latin
via Spanish, since that was the area of Muslim learning in Europe).

Remember though that at the time these terms were coming into use, Spain
still had the Muslim kingdoms, and here was where Science was kept alive
in Europe.

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