From Vulgar Latin *furittum (“petty thief”), which is derived from Latin fūr (“thief”).[1]
Cognate to French furet (“ferret”), Spanish hurón (“ferret”).
furetto m (plural furetti, feminine furetta)
- ferret
- ^ “furetto” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN