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Where does “cravattone” come from?

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

cravattone (Italian): A large, flamboyant cravat

Definitions

  1. A large, flamboyant cravat

Ancestry of “cravattone”, step by step

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