fonduk

English

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Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)
    Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-
    Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-)
    Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)
    Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor.
    Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor.
    English fonduk

    Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq). The Arabic word entered and was borrowed between European languages repeatedly in various forms; this form is attested in English from the 19th century. Doublet of fonda and fondaco.

    Noun

    fonduk (plural fonduks)

    1. A North African or Arabian inn or hotel.
      • 1991, Mark D. Meyerson, The Muslims of Valencia in the Age of Fernando and Isabel:
        Wine, if it was drunk anywhere in the morerías, was most likely served in the fonduks.

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