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Where does “μαφιόζος” come from?

μαφιόζος (Greek) comes from Italian mafioso, from Italian Mafia.

μαφιόζος (Greek): mafioso, gangster, mobster

Definitions

  1. mafioso, gangster, mobster

Ancestry of “μαφιόζος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmafiosoof the Mafia, Mafia , mafia , Mafioso; a Mafioso,...
2ItalianMafia—
Every word from Italian Mafia →