Wordiyoarab
Old FrenchArab, Arabian, of Arabic origin
Variants
arabarabiarabic
About This Root
From French arabe, via Latin Arabus and Greek Araps, referring to the people of Arabia. In English, it forms a small cultural cluster — Arab (the people), Arabian (of Arabia), Arabic (the language/script), and arabesque (an ornamental design in Arabic style). The root is geographic and cultural rather than semantic.