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Further etymologies
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| admiral
| admiral
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| Arabic ''amir-ar-rahl'' (naval commander) via French
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| naval officer of general staff rank
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| algebra
| algebra
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| Arabic ''al-jebr'' (joining of broken pieces) via Latin
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| mathematical system of symbols and rules to manipulate them
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| algorithm
| algorithm
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| Arabic ''al-Khwarizmi'' (name of outstanding mediaeval mathematician) via Greek, Latin and French
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| step-by-step computational procedure
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| arsenal
| arsenal
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| Arabic ''dar-as-sina'ah'' (workshop) via Venetian ''arzenale''
| armory, stockpile
| armory, stockpile
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| assassin
| assassin
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| Arabic ''hashishiyyin'' (hashish-users) via Italian and French
| killer, hitman
| killer or hitman, usually with political connotations.
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| coffee
| coffee
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| Probably name of Ethiopian region Kaffa via Arabic ''qahwah'', Turkish and Italian
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| popular stimulating drink
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| cotton
| cotton
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| Possible Egyptian via Arabic ''qutn'', via a southern Romance language and French
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| plant material from which a wide variety of fabrics are made
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| elixir
| elixir
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| Greek ''xeros'' (dry) via Arabic ''al-iksir'' and Latin
| potion<ref name=elixir>Note the irony: in English, an ''elixir'' is an [[alcoholic drink]] of [[medicine|medicinal]] value—in short, a cocktail.</ref>
| potion<ref name=elixir>Note the irony: in English, an ''elixir'' is an [[alcoholic drink]] of [[medicine|medicinal]] value—in short, a cocktail.</ref>
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