Etymology

leghorn

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Today it means: A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric. Full definition →

Old Italian Legorno ← Latin Liburnus
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leghorn · noun1

Mid-18th century: from Leghorn (“Livorno”), the place the straw and fowls were imported from.

Leghorn · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromLiburnus
  2. Old Italian · derived fromLegorno
  3. English todayLeghorn

From Old Italian Legorno, from Latin Liburnus, from Liburnī, name of the ancient population of Liburnians. Doublet of Livorno.

Words from the same roots

Old ItalianLegorno all →

Livorno

LatinLiburnus all →

Livorno

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