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fondaco

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor. Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor. ▲ Medieval Latin fundicusinflu. Italian fondacobor. English fondaco Borrowed from Italian fondaco. Doublet of fonda and fonduk.

fondachi (plural) fondacos (plural)

What does fondaco mean?: A trading factory, trading post, or colony operated by the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and the early modern period, chiefly around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Where does fondaco come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor. Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor. ▲ Medieval Latin fundicusinflu. Italian fondacobor. English fondaco Borrowed from Italian fondaco. Doublet of fonda and fonduk.

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