The word ' mosque ' entered the English language from the French word mosqueé that was probably derived from Italian moschea, a variant of Italian moscheta, from either Middle Armenian մզկիթ (mzkit ') or Medieval Greek: μασγίδιον (masgídion) or Spanish mezquita, from Arabic: مَـسْـجِـد ‎, translit. masjid (meaning "place of worship '' or "prostration in prayer ''), either from Nabataean masg dhā́ or from Arabic Arabic: سَـجَـدَ ‎, translit. sajada (meaning "to bow down in prayer ''), probably ultimately from Aramaic s ghēdh.
the word masjid (mosque) literally means a place of
worship