zetani

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin sētā (silk), probably via unattested Late Latin *sētīnus (silken [cloth]).[1] Very frequently folk-etymologized to derive from Arabic زيتون (Zayton; olive),[2] a calque of Quanzhou's former Chinese nickname 刺桐城 (Cìtóngchéng, Tung Tree City), after the trees which had been extensively planted there in the 10th century by Liu Congxiao,[3] but the derivation is unsupported.[1]

Noun

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zetani m (invariable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of setino: satin

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "satin, n. (and adj.)" in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1909.
  2. ^ E.g., Henry Yule's "Chinchew" entry for the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., 1878.
  3. ^ Kauz, Ralph. Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road, p. 145.

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