Where does “giudecca” come from?

giudecca (English) comes from Italian giudecca, from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin Iudaica, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

giudecca (English): A Jewish ghetto in an Italian city

Definitions

  1. A Jewish ghetto in an Italian city

Ancestry of “giudecca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiudeccaa neighborhood in any of several Italian cities once reserved to the Jews; a ghetto
2Medieval Latiniudeca—
3LatinIudaica—
4HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדָה →Every word from Latin Iudaica →Every word from Medieval Latin iudeca →