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    What English word for a newspaper or official journal derives from the name of a Venetian coin?

    Question #103109. Asked by flem-ish. (Feb 18 09 1:41 AM)


    Verbonica

    		Gazette

    Origin:
    1595–1605; < F < It gazzetta < Venetian gazeta, orig. a coin (the price of the paper)

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gazette



    Feb 18 09, 1:58 AM
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    		According to Italian Wiki a "gazeta" was worth two "soldi".
    "Soldi" today is the word for "money" in Italy.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldi#Italy

    Feb 18 09, 3:07 PM

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