Etymology

gazet

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Today it means: An old Venetian coin of little value. Full definition →

Italian gazeta ← Latin gaza
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  1. Latin · derived fromgaza“royal treasure”
  2. Italian · derived fromgazeta
  3. English todaygazet

From Italian gazeta, gazzetta, probably diminutive of Latin gaza (“royal treasure”).

Words from the same roots

Latingaza all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.