Etymology

casino

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Today it means: A public building or room for gambling. Full definition →

Italian casino ← Latin casa
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  1. Latincasa
  2. Italiancasa
  3. Italiancasino
  4. English todaycasino

From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.