lupo

For Vulgar Latin *lūpus instead of the attested Latin lupus (which would have given the non-existent **lopo), also reflected by Piedmontese luv, perhaps imitative of the wolf's howling. Doublet of lupus and lovo.

onomatopoeic

imitative


nano

From Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).


Stregatto

Blend of strega (“witch, sorceress”) + gatto (“cat”).


fata

From Vulgar Latin Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”). Compare Catalan, Occitan, and Portuguese fada; French fée; Spanish hada.


gigante

it-noun

gigante m (plural giganti, feminine gigantessa)

Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).


drago

From earlier draco, from Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare dragone, from the Latin accusative form.

(zoology) any lizard of the Draco taxonomic genus


strega

From Latin strīga, from strix, from Ancient Greek στρίξ (stríx). Compare Portuguese estria and Romanian strigă.

una caccia alle streghe


Pinocchio

Possibly from the rare Tuscan form pinocchio (“pine nut”) or from pino (“pine tree, pine wood”) + -occhio.


folletto

elf (imp, goblin, fairy; esp: a supernatural being who is a survival in popular form of an ancient Etruscan or Roman deity)


fiaba

Inherited from Latin fābula (> ˈfabla > 'fabbja > ˈfjabᵇa). Doublet of favola and fola.


orco

orco m (plural orchi, feminine orchessa)

→ Bavarian: Orke (Tyrol)

→ Cimbrian: orko

→ English: orc (see there for further descendants)

→ German: Ork, Orke, Org

→ Luxembourgish: Ork

→ Mòcheno: ork

From Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), orcus.


Pollicino

From pollice (“thumb”) + -ino (diminutive suffix), based on French Petit Poucet.


fattucchiero

it-noun

fattucchiero m (plural fattucchieri, feminine fattucchiera)

fattucchieri (plural)
fattucchiera (feminine)


fattucchiera

fattucchiera f (plural fattucchiere, masculine fattucchiere or (rare) fattucchiero)

fattucchiere (plural)
fattucchiere (masculine)
fattucchiero (masculine rare)


bacchetta magica

bacchetta magica f (plural bacchette magiche)


Eolo

From Latin Aeolus, from Ancient Greek Αἴολος (Aíolos).


Cappuccetto Rosso

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood


Aladino

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَاءُ الدِين (ʕalāʔu d-dīn).

bor+

عَلَاءُ الدِين


c'era una volta

(used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time


Sette Nani

i Sette Nani (canonical masculine plural)

the Seven Dwarfs (fairy tale and Disney characters)


orchessa

it-noun

orchessa f (plural orchesse, masculine orco)


bianconiglio

Blend of bianco (“white”) + coniglio (“rabbit”). Originally this was a proper noun, an italianized version of the name of the White Rabbit character in Disney's animation film Alice in Wonderland (1951). See more in the Italian-language Wikipedia article.

blend

Pillola rossa, resti nel paese delle meraviglie, e vedrai quant'è profonda la tana del bianconiglio.

You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)
White Rabbit


principe azzurro

it-noun

principe azzurro m (plural principi azzurri)


e vissero per sempre felici e contenti

(fairy tales) and they lived happily ever after


Cappellaio Matto

il Cappellaio Matto (canonical masculine)


Gatto con gli Stivali

il Gatto con gli Stivali (canonical masculine)


Campanellino

From campanellino (“bell, small bell”), as an almost literal translation of English Tinkerbell.


Raperonzolo

From raperonzolo (“rampion”), as a translation of German Rapunzel.


stivali delle sette leghe

stivali delle sette leghe m pl (plural only)

(folklore, fairy tale) seven-league boots (boots enabling to cross seven leagues at one stride)