almirante

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic أَمِير‎ (ʾamīr, “commander, prince”), in particular أَمِير الْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”), interpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and influenced by the Arabic article ال‎ (al-). Compare Spanish almirante, French amiral.

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

  1. admiral (all senses)
  2. flag officer

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish amirate (interpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and influenced by the Arabic article ال‎ (al-)), from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς, ἀμιράδος (amirás, amirádos), from Arabic أَمِير‎ (ʾamīr, “commander, prince”), in particular أَمِير الْبَحْر‎ (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

  1. admiral
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