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Where does “ottone” come from?

ottone (Italian) comes from Italian lottone, from Arabic لَاطُون, from Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣, from Proto-Turkic altun — gold.

ottone (Italian): brass; The brass section of an orchestra

Definitions

  1. brass; The brass section of an orchestra

Ancestry of “ottone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlottone—
2Arabicلَاطُونcopper, copper alloy; copper; copper alloy
3Old Turkic𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣gold; golden
4Proto-Turkicaltungold

Words derived from “ottone”

  • ottoname
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