English Explanatory Dictionary

fonduk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A North African or Arabian inn or hotel.

Word forms

fonduk fonduks fondak fonduq funduq foundouk fondouk funduck

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor. Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor. English fonduk Borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq). The Arabic word entered and was borrowed between European languages repeatedly in various forms; this form is attested in English from the 19th century. Doublet of fonda and fondaco.

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