Originally posted by Remember Vito Andolini: Where does it come from?
this is an interesting question, especially for me since I've a passion for etymologies! Apparently the word mafia has different possible origins, none of which seems to be more convincing than the others, though.
I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell the truth. I tell what ought to be truth (Blanche/A streetcar named desire)
Apparently the word mafia has different possible origins, none of which seems to be more convincing than the others, though.