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
Ancestry of “sivetti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | civette | civet |
| 2 | Italian | zibetto | civet; cat-like animal, feline |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | zibethus | civet |
| 4 | Arabic | زَبَاد | civet perfume |
Words derived from “sivetti”