Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

setino m (plural setini)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of satin: satin

Etymology 2 edit

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

Adjective edit

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

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

Noun edit

setino m (plural setini, feminine setina)

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

References edit

  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.

Anagrams edit