Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·italian ·1740s
Casino
from casino
- Meaning
- Little house — diminutive of *casa*.
- Source word
- casino
- Route into English
- Italian aristocratic country-house pavilions → 19th-c. gambling establishments → modern sense.
- Arrived
- 1740s
English borrows.
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