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Where does “gondolone” come from?

gondolone (Italian) comes from Italian gondola, from Venetian góndoła, from Greek κοντούρα, from Italian contorno, from French contour, from French contourner, from Vulgar Latin contornare, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

gondolone (Italian): Synonym of barchetta

Definitions

  1. Synonym of barchetta

Ancestry of “gondolone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangondolagondola; nacelle; pod
2Venetiangóndołagondola
3Greekκοντούραthe finish of a design; outline
4Italiancontornocontour, outline; vegetables; first-person...
5Frenchcontourcontour
6Frenchcontournerto circumvent, to bypass, to skirt around; to...
7Vulgar Latincontornare—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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