Fondaco

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. historical

    "Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea."

  2. 2
    An inn or hotel in medieval or early modern Italy or its colonies, particularly at the residence of an established merchant. historical

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fonduk

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"Genoese and Venetian fondachi (trading depots) littered the coastline from North Africa to the Crimea."

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

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trading post

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