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Where does “marzacotto” come from?

marzacotto (English) comes from Italian marzacotto, from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا, from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ, from Ancient Greek κονία, from Ancient Greek κόνῐς.

marzacotto (English): A kind of varnish formerly used in Italy

Definitions

  1. A kind of varnish formerly used in Italy

Ancestry of “marzacotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarzacotto—
2Arabicمَسْحَقُونِيَّا—
3Classical Syriacܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐointment of sosa
4Ancient Greekκονίαdust, as stirred up by men's feet; a fine powder,...
5Ancient Greekκόνῐς—
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