Arabic-L:LING:Venice etymology

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Date: 01 Feb 2007
From: Farouk Mustafa <f-mustafa at uchicago.edu>
Subject:Venice etymology

Could it be that it came into Arabioc through German?
Farouk

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Date: 01 Feb 2007
From:"NEWMAN D.L." <daniel.newman at durham.ac.uk>
Subject:Venice etymology

Hello,

Of the various etymologies -- ranging from the fanciful (because of  
Venice's alleged role as a centre in the nut trade) to the folk  
(Venice's role as a centre for gun manufacturing) -- it would seem  
that the most plausible is still that the Arabic 'bunduqiyya'   
ultimately goes back to the (Byzantine) Greek 'Venetikos'.
Best,

Daniel Newman

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Date: 01 Feb 2007
From:"David Chambers" <david.chambers at usa.net>
Subject:Venice etymology

Anything to do with the Arsenale?

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