Where does “sivetti” come from?

sivetti (Finnish) comes from French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Medieval Latin zibethus, from Arabic زَبَاد — civet perfume.

sivetti (Finnish): civet; oriental civet

Definitions

  1. civet; oriental civet

Ancestry of “sivetti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcivettecivet
2Italianzibettocivet; cat-like animal, feline
3Medieval Latinzibethuscivet
4Arabicزَبَادcivet perfume

Words derived from “sivetti”

Every word from Arabic زَبَاد →Every word from Medieval Latin zibethus →Every word from Italian zibetto →