arpagone
Italian
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Etymology 1
13th century: from Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of arpione (“harpoon”) and cognate to English harpoon and harpagon.
Noun
arpagone m (plural arpagoni)
Etymology 2
1829, borrowed from French harpagon, as if named after Arpagone (“Harpagon”), the protagonist of Molière's The Miser (1668), whose original name Harpagon is an adaptation of Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin.
Noun
arpagone m (plural arpagoni)
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