*Italy
Quarantine is actually an Italian word, from quarantina, meaning forty days. The practice started during the Black Plague, when ships would dock, they had to wait 40 days before they were allowed to leave the shipyard and enter the city. The word was used much later in the 17th century.
Could you imagine being stuck on a 17th century boat for an additional 40 days?
Quarantine is actually an Italian word, from quarantina, meaning forty days. The practice started during the Black Plague, when ships would dock, they had to wait 40 days before they were allowed to leave the shipyard and enter the city. The word was used much later in the 17th century.
Could you imagine being stuck on a 17th century boat for an additional 40 days?