Where does “gazetero” come from?
gazetero (Ladino) comes from Ladino gazeta, from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian gazeta, from Latin gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα, from Hebrew עַזָּה.
gazetero (Ladino): journalist
Ancestry of “gazetero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ladino | gazeta | newspaper |
| 2 | French | gazette | gazette |
| 3 | Italian | gazzetta | gazette; A Venetian coin, equal to a halfpenny |
| 4 | Venetian | gazeta | halfpenny; newspaper |
| 5 | Latin | gaza | treasury; treasure, riches; wealth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γάζα | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | עַזָּה | — |