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Ballot and ballottaggio
There's a Venetian heritage to US voting.
The Venetian lawmakers voted by casting a small ball in a vase. That ball, a balote, became a ballot in the United States.
#ConsiglioMaggiore #VenetianLanguage #VenetianWords #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/social-media/ballot-and-ballottaggio/
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Ghetto – A Venetian word
The Venetian ghetto is the first ghetto ever, at least with the name 'ghetto' because that word comes from the Venetian language.
It has, however, more to do with medieval arms production than with the Jewish population of Venice.
#LoanWords #VenetianLanguage #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-venetian-language/ghetto-a-venetian-word/
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Quarantine – forty days of isolation
Quarantine is derived from the Venetian (and Italian) word for forty, because the quarantine period on the Lazzaretto Nuovo ended up around forty days.
#language #lazzarettonuovo #plague #venetian-language #venetian-words #venezia #venice
https://historywalksvenice.com/2023/04/quarantine-forty-days-of-isolation/
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The word “Lazzaretto”
The word “Lazaret” (“Lazzaretto” in Italian) comes from the original name of the medieval plague hospital in the Venetian Lagoon.
#language #lazzaretto-vecchio #loan-words #venetian-language #venezia #venice
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The Venetian Language
The now almost extinct Venetian language was once widely spoken around Europe, and some Venetian words have survived.
#language #dialect #italian-language #venetian-language
https://historywalksvenice.com/2023/04/the-venetian-language/