Etymology

zante

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Today it means: Zakynthos (an island of Greece). Full definition →

Italian Zante ← Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος ← Latin Zacynthus
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  1. Latin · derived fromZacynthus
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΖάκυνθος
  3. Italian · borrowed fromZante
  4. English todayZante

Borrowed from Italian Zante, from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos), possibly through Latin Zacynthus. Doublet of Zakynthos.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΖάκυνθος all →

Zakynthos

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