Mots français d’origine arabe
French Words of Arabic Origin

Summary/Abstract: Loan words represent an interesting area of research, bringing together multiple linguistic systems, cultures and identities. The vocabulary of a language is the outcome of multiple linguistic interactions and it becomes richer thanks to the loan words it receives from other languages. This article aims at bringing forward the influence of Arabian language on the French language, the fields where numerous loanwords taken between the 11th and 19th centuries can be found. These loanwords entered through Medieval Latin, Italian, Spanish, Provencal and Portuguese.

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