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Stage 1 of 4
tobe
Egyptian · ancient
"mud brick"
an ancient Egyptian word for a mud brick
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Stage 2 of 4
al-tob
Arabic · medieval
"the brick"
"the brick", borrowed from Coptic Egyptian
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Stage 3 of 4
adobe
Spanish · medieval
"sun-dried mud brick"
adopted through Arabic influence in Iberia
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Stage 4 of 4
adobe
English · 1700s
"sun-dried mud brick construction"
adopted through Spanish colonial building traditions in the Americas
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