'ghetto' originates from Italian, specifically the word 'ghetto,' where it referred to a part of a city where Jews were required to live.

'ghetto' changed from the Italian word 'ghetto' and eventually became the modern English word 'ghetto'.

Initially, it meant 'a part of a city where Jews were required to live,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups'.