setino

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈti.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: se‧tì‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin sētā (“silk”), probably via unattested Late Latin *sētīnus (“silken [cloth]”).[1] Very frequently folk-etymologized to derive from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “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

setino m (plural setini)

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of satin: satin

Etymology 2

From Latin Sētīnus, from Sētia (“Sezze”) + -īnus (forming adjs.).

Adjective

setino (feminine setina, masculine plural setini, feminine plural setine)

  1. of, from or relating to Sezze
    Synonym: sezzese

Noun

setino m (plural setini, feminine setina)

  1. native or inhabitant of Sezze (usually male)
    Synonym: sezzese

References

  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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