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Where does “Ottoman” come from?

Ottoman (Middle French) comes from Italian ottomano, from Ottoman Turkish osman, from Arabic عُثْمَان.

Ancestry of “Ottoman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianottomanoOttoman
2Ottoman Turkishosman—
3Arabicعُثْمَان—

Words derived from “Ottoman”

  • ottoman
  • Ottoman
  • オットマン
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