Etymology

gondola

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Today it means: A small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice. Full definition →

Italian gondola ← Venetan góndoƚa ← Medieval Greek κοντοῦρα
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The story

  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromκοντοῦρα“cutter, kind of ship”
  2. Venetan · derived fromgóndoƚa
  3. Italian · borrowed fromgondola
  4. English todaygondola

Borrowed from Italian gondola, from Venetan góndoƚa. Possibly from Medieval Greek κοντοῦρα (kontoûra, “cutter, kind of ship”).

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