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Where does “mafia” come from?

mafia (English) comes from Italian Mafia.

mafia (English): A hierarchically structured secret organisation...

Definitions

  1. A hierarchically structured secret organisation...

Ancestry of “mafia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMafia—

Words derived from “mafia”

  • mafialike
  • nonmafia
  • mafia
  • mafiafamilie
  • mapya
  • mapyador
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