Etymology

Sorrento

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Today it means: A kind of Italian walnut. Full definition →

Italian Sorrento ← Latin Surrentum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromSurrentum
  2. Italian · borrowed fromSorrento
  3. English todaySorrento

From Italian Sorrento, from Latin Surrentum, of uncertain origin.

Words from the same roots

LatinSurrentum all →

Sorrentino

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