casana

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Etymology

From Venetian casnà (treasure; heap of money), itself from Arabic خزينة (ḵazīna, treasure), via Ottoman Turkish (hazna), from whence Turkish hazine (treasure). Influenced by casa (house).

Noun

casana f (plural casane)

  1. (finance) credit establishment, originally founded by Tuscan bankers in Piedmont, Italy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old French: casenier