Where does “Zattere” come from?

Zattere (Italian) comes from Italian zattera, from Italian zatta — cantaloupe.

Zattere (Italian): a street (partially a boardwalk) in Dorsoduro, Venice, alongside the Giudecca canal

Definitions

  1. a street (partially a boardwalk) in Dorsoduro, Venice, alongside the Giudecca canal

Ancestry of “Zattere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzatteraraft; pontoon
2Italianzattacantaloupe
Every word from Italian zatta →Every word from Italian zattera →