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Where does “argosy” come from?

argosy (English) comes from Italian ragusea — feminine singular of raguseo; a large ship.

argosy (English): A merchant ship; A merchant flotilla, fleet; An...

Definitions

  1. A merchant ship; A merchant flotilla, fleet; An...

Ancestry of “argosy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianraguseafeminine singular of raguseo; a large ship
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