Where does “mafia” come from?

mafia (Danish) comes from English mafia, from Italian Mafia — the Mafia (International organized crime organization).

mafia (Danish): A mafia

Definitions

  1. A mafia

Ancestry of “mafia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmafiaA hierarchically structured secret organisation...
2ItalianMafiathe Mafia (International organized crime organization)

Words derived from “mafia”

Every word from Italian Mafia →Every word from English mafia →