Etymology

Genoese

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Today it means: A native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy. Full definition →

English Genoa ← Italian Genova ← Latin Genua
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The story

  1. LatinGenua
  2. ItalianGenova
  3. EnglishGenoa
  4. English todayGenoese

From Genoa + -ese.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.