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Where does “cravatta” come from?

cravatta (Italian) comes from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

cravatta (Italian): necktie

Definitions

  1. necktie

Ancestry of “cravatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCravateCroat
2Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
3Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat

Words derived from “cravatta”

  • portacravatte
  • cravatte
  • cravattificio
  • cravattone
  • cravattaio
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