Where does “sequined” come from?

Sequined comes from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, a gold coin from the Venetian mint called zecca.

sequined (English): Decorated with sequins

Definitions

  1. Decorated with sequins

Ancestry of “sequined”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsequinAny of various small gold coins minted in Italy...
2Frenchsequinzecchin, sequin; sequin
3ItalianzecchinoA gold coin, especially a Venetian ducat;...
4Italianzeccamint; tick
5Arabicسِكَّةdie for coining, coin

Words derived from “sequined”

Every word from Arabic سِكَّة →Every word from Italian zecca →Every word from Italian zecchino →