Etymology

ferretto

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Today it means: copper sulphide, used to colour glass. Full definition →

Italian ferretto di Spagna ← Latin ferrum
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  1. Latin · derived fromferrum
  2. Italian · borrowed fromferretto di Spagna
  3. English todayferretto

From Italian ferretto di Spagna, diminutive of ferro (“iron”), from Latin ferrum.

Words from the same roots

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