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Where does “baldacchino” come from?

baldacchino (Italian) comes from Italian Baldacca, from Arabic بغداد, from Arabic بَغْدَاد, from Persian بغداد, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲.

baldacchino (Italian): canopy; baldaquin

Definitions

  1. canopy; baldaquin

Ancestry of “baldacchino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianBaldaccaBaghdad
2Arabicبغداد—
3Arabicبَغْدَاد—
4Persianبغداد—
5Middle Persian𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲—

Words derived from “baldacchino”

  • baldaquin
  • baldacchin
  • baldaquin
  • Baldachin
  • baldaquino
  • baldachim
  • baldekin
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