Because a linguist will go abroad to enjoy local etymological connections, here's my tribute to La Serenissima – twelve everyday English words that have travelled from or through Venice!
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The Most Serene Etymology: English’s Venetian Vocabulary
Freshly disembarked from lagoon-voyaging vaporettos, I now find myself left with only fond memories of two recent days in Venice and on its nearby islands. Venice is a city to which the description…
