Janiattini
Sicilian
editAlternative forms
edit- Janigattini ((reconstructed) earlier variant)
- Caniattini (italianization)
Etymology
editPossibly from an earlier *Ganigattini. Borrowed from Arabic خَنْدَق الطِّينِ (ḵandaq aṭ-ṭīni, literally “moat of the mud”). Doublet of Sicilian Caniattì.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editJaniattini m
- Canicattini Bagni (a city in Italy)
- Canicattini Bagni (a province of Italy)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- →? Italian: Canicattini Bagni