Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
majolica
noun · first attested 16th century
The Italian pottery is named for a Spanish island.
Brightly glazed Italian earthenware.
Record
- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Mallorca
- In English
majolica
The ware reached Italy along a route associated with Mallorca, and Italian named it maiolica after the island rather than after where it was made.
Spain
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