Judecca

The story

1. Hebrew · derived fromיְהוּדָה“Judah, Judas”
2. Latin · derived fromiūdaica
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromiudeca
4. Italian · borrowed fromGiudecca
5. English todayJudecca

Borrowed from Italian Giudecca, from giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah, Judas”). Doublet of Judaica and Giudecca.

Words from the same roots