name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
fiorino
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noun
Meaning 2
The monetary unit of Tuscany from 1826 to 1859, subdivided into 100 quatrini; a florin.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Fiorino.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhleh3- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bhléh3s Proto-Italic *flōs Latin flōrem Italian fiore Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian fiorinobor. English fiorino Borrowed from Italian fiorino.
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