fondaco en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor. Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor. ▲ Medieval Latin fundicusinflu. Italian fondacobor. English fondaco Borrowed from Italian fondaco. Doublet of fonda and fonduk.
Meanings
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(historical) A trading factory, trading post, or colony operated by the Italian city-states during the Middle Ages and the early modern period, chiefly around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea.
2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin, published 2008, page 32:
- (historical) An inn or hotel in medieval or early modern Italy or its colonies, particularly at the residence of an established merchant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fondachi | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fondacos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |