English
gondoliere
Gondoliere comes from Italian gondoliere ‘gondolier’, and goes back to Byzantine Greek κοντούρα.
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κοντούρα
- Venetanmoderngóndoła‘gondola’
- Italianc. 1300–presentgondola
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentgondoliere‘gondolier’
- Englishearliest quotation 1826same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κοντούρα
- Venetanmoderngóndoła‘gondola’
- Italianc. 1300–presentgondola
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentgondoliere‘gondolier’
- Englishearliest quotation 1826same form
Earliest quotation: 1826, 1824 May, The Astrologer’s Prediction; or, The Maniac’s Fate!: “A thousand lamps, from the illuminated squares of the…”
Every English word from Byzantine Greek κοντούρα
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Byzantine Greek κοντούρα / gondoliere