Etymology

gondolier

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Today it means: A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice. Full definition →

Italian gondoliere ← French gondolier
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromgondolier
  2. Italian · derived fromgondoliere
  3. English todaygondolier

From Italian gondoliere, through French gondolier. By surface analysis, gondola + -ier.

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