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Belvedere

2 stages from Italian to English.

Today it means a structure, such as a turret or summerhouse, positioned to command a fine view
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Stage 1 of 2
bel vedere
Italian · 1500s
"beautiful to see"
literally beautiful to see, from bello (beautiful) and vedere (to see)
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Stage 2 of 2
belvedere
English · 1590s
"a structure built to command a fine view"
adopted directly for a structure built to offer a fine view
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