fondaco

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?
Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)
Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor.
Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor.
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Medieval Latin fundicusinflu.
Italian fondacobor.
English fondaco

    Borrowed from Italian fondaco. Doublet of fonda and fonduk.

    Noun

    fondaco (plural fondachi or fondacos)

    1. (historical) A trading factory, trading post, or colony operated by the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and the early modern period, chiefly around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
      • 2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin, published 2008, page 32:
        Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea.
    2. (historical) An inn or hotel in medieval or early modern Italy or its colonies, particularly at the residence of an established merchant.

    Hypernyms

    Italian

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)
    Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
    Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-)
    Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
    Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?
    Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
    Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)
    Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor.
    Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor.
    ▲
    Medieval Latin fundicusinflu.
    Italian fondaco

      From Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq), influenced by Medieval Latin fundicus. Cognate with Sicilian fùnnicu.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfon.da.ko/
      • Rhymes: -ondako
      • Hyphenation: fón‧da‧co

      Noun

      fondaco m (plural fondachi or (uncommon) fondaci)

      1. trading factory, warehouse

      Descendants

      • English: fondaco
      • Romanian: fondaco

      Anagrams

      Romanian

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)
      Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
      Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-)
      Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
      Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?
      Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
      Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)
      Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor.
      Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor.
      ▲
      Medieval Latin fundicusinflu.
      Italian fondacobor.
      Romanian fondaco

        Borrowed from Italian fondaco.

        Noun

        fondaco n (plural fondacouri)

        1. fondaco

        Declension

        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative fondaco fondacoul fondacouri fondacourile
        genitive-dative fondaco fondacoului fondacouri fondacourilor
        vocative fondacoule fondacourilor

        References

        • fondaco in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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