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Does the English word "eye" derive from the Arabic word عين 'ayn /ʕajn/ ? The words sound very similar, and have the same meaning.
Nov 21, 2012 4:10 AM
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Yes maybe, I'm not sure for this one but I know lot of similar words. Some words of Arabic origin: Amber “العنبر” (anbar) Crimson “قرمزي” (karmazi) Elixir “إكسير” (ikseer) Carat “قيراط” (kirat) Cottom “القطن” (al-kutn) Sherbet “شربات” (sharabat) Tahini “الطحينة” (tahina) Chipher / zero “صفر” (sifr) Mask / mascara “المسكرة” (mascara) Alcohol “الكحول” (al-kohool) Hazard “زهر” (zahr) Caliber “قالب” (ka’leb) Jar “جرة” (jarra) Chemistry “الكيمياء” (al-keemya’a) and so forth
November 21, 2012
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November 21, 2012
Just because two words look or sound alike it doesn't mean they have the same origins, for example, "ojo" and "eye" have the same roots from proto-indo european, and they have nothing in common.
November 22, 2012
No it's not derived from Arabic . English is mostly derived from German or and Latin languages . http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eye#Etymology
November 21, 2012
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