Where does “giudecca” come from?

giudecca (Romanian) comes from Italian giudecca, from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin Iudaica, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.

giudecca (Romanian): a Jewish ghetto

Definitions

  1. a Jewish ghetto

Ancestry of “giudecca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiudeccaa neighborhood in any of several Italian cities once reserved to the Jews; a ghetto
2Medieval Latiniudeca—
3LatinIudaica—
4HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
Every word from Hebrew יְהוּדָה →Every word from Latin Iudaica →Every word from Medieval Latin iudeca →