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