fundicus
Latin
Etymology
From Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq, “hotel, inn, manor”), from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon, “inn”), from πᾰν- (pan-, “all, every”) + the combining form of δέχεσθαι (dékhesthai, “to receive”) + -εῖον (-eîon, “-ium: forming building names”). Compare Italian fondaco.
Noun
fundicus m (genitive fundicī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A warehouse.
- (Medieval Latin) A trading factory; a trading post, a colony.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.