English
Zante
Zante comes from Italian Zante, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖάκυνθοςZákunthos
- Italianc. 1300–presentZante
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖάκυνθοςZákunthos
- Italianc. 1300–presentZante
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Italian Zante, from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos), possibly through Latin Zacynthus.
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος
Today it means
name Zakynthos (an island of Greece).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος / Zante