Where does “zante” come from?

Zante derives from Italian Zante, from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος, the name of a Greek island in the Ionian Sea.

Ancestry of “zante”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Zacynthus	—
2	Ancient Greek	Ζάκυνθος	Zakynthos

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