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Where does “cravattaio” come from?

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

cravattaio (Italian): tie maker; tie seller; loan shark, usurer

Definitions

  1. tie maker; tie seller; loan shark, usurer

Ancestry of “cravattaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancravattanecktie
2FrenchCravateCroat
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →