comacine

noun

co·​ma·​cine

ˈkōməˌchēn,

-ˌsēn

plural -s

: an early medieval Italian mason

especially : a member of a guild of medieval Italian masons supposedly persistent from classical times

Word History

Etymology

Italian comacino, from Medieval Latin comacinus, commacinus, from Late Latin comacenus, adjective, of Como, irregular from Latin Comum Como, city in Italy

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