Arvanite
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Byzantine Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs), a variant of Ἀλβανίτης (Albanítēs, “Albanian”), possibly influenced by the Modern Greek reading of β (v).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editArvanite (plural Arvanites)
- A member of a population group in Greece who traditionally speak Arvanitika, a dialect of Albanian, and who settled in Greece during the late Middle Ages.