Napoli. Roma. Venezia.
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20cello@lemmy.world 2 days agoNaples? Rome? Venice?
X@piefed.world 2 days ago
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 days ago
Czech: Neapol, Řím, Benátky.
hansolo@lemmy.today 2 days ago
Those have more straightforward transliterations. But where the fuck does the L even come from?
Firenze was also the art and culture capitol of Europe for quite some time, so this isn’t some backwater town. It’s like the CCP telling people that New York is now officially called “Not Yoodle” in Chinese.
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Florence comes from the Latin name of the city Florentia.
hansolo@lemmy.today 2 days ago
TIL