homunculus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin homunculus (“little man”). Compare the adapted borrowing omuncolo.

ubor

(alchemy, folklore) homunculus (a legendary figure resembling a little man, who was said to be created through alchemy)


apartheid

Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood.

(history) apartheid (racial separation in South Africa from 1948 to 1990)


quaderno

From Latin quaternus (“fourfold”), from quater (“four times”), from quattuor (“four”).

(codicology) a booklet composed of four sheets (of parchment, paper or papyrus)


dromos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos).

bor+

(archaeology) dromos (walkway to a tomb)


cornetto

From corno (“horn”, from Latin cornū) + -etto (diminutive suffix).

suffix

from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">cornū</i>

(folklore) horn-shaped amulet resembling a hot pepper


tabula

Unadapted borrowing from Latin tabula. Doublet of tavola.


-ide

it-adj

-ide (adjective-forming suffix, plural -idi)

Abbas (“Abbas”) + -ide → abbaside (“Abbasid”)


corredo

it-noun

corredo m (plural corredi, diminutive corredìno)

From Late Latin conredum, from cum (“with”) + redum (“preparation, arrangement”), which is of Germanic origin; see also Dutch reden, Gothic *𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*rēdan), 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (raidjan). Alternatively back-formation of corredare, compare arredare (“to equip”).

af

(archaeology) grave goods (artefacts buried with a dead person in a grave or tomb)


oculo

Borrowed from Latin oculus (“eye”). Doublet of occhio, which was inherited.

(archaeology, architecture) a circular opening or window


giudice

it-noun

giudice m or f by sense (plural giudici)

(history) a monarch of a medieval kingdom (giudicato) in Sardinia


antico

it-adj

antico (feminine antica, masculine plural antichi, feminine plural antiche)

antica (feminine)
antichi (masculine plural)
antiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin antīcus (“anterior”).

bor+

(archaeology) anterior, front (of a structural element, the face of a sarcophagus, etc.)


Befana

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *epiphanĭa for Latin epiphanīa, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia, “manifestation, striking appearance”). Doublet of Epifania.

uder

(folklore) a folkloric figure resembling an ugly but kind old witch who gives treats or presents to children in the night before Epiphany


tetrarchia

From Late Latin tetrarchia, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, tetra- + -archia.


situla

Borrowed from Latin situla (“vessel for water”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of secchia.


stazionario

it-noun

stazionario m (plural stazionari, feminine stazionaria)

stazionari (plural)
stazionaria (feminine)

Borrowed from Late Latin statiōnārius, from statiō, statiōnis.


attestare

it-verb

attestàre (first-person singular present attèsto, first-person singular past historic attestài, past participle attestàto, auxiliary avére)

attestàre (canonical)
attèsto (first-person present singular)
attestài (first-person historic past singular)
attestàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
attestàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
attestàndo (gerund)
attestànte (participle present)
attestàto (participle past)
attèsto (first-person indicative present singular)
attèsti (indicative present second-person singular)
attèsta (indicative present singular third-person)
attestiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
attestàte (indicative plural present second-person)
attèstano (indicative plural present third-person)
attestàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
attestàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
attestàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
attestavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
attestavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
attestàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
attestài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
attestàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
attestò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
attestàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
attestàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
attestàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
attesterò (first-person future indicative singular)
attesterài (future indicative second-person singular)
attesterà (future indicative singular third-person)
attesterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
attesteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
attesterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
attesterèi (conditional first-person singular)
attesterésti (conditional second-person singular)
attesterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
attesterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
attesterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
attesteréste (conditional plural second-person)
attesterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
attesterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
attèsti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
attèsti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
attèsti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
attestiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
attestiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
attèstino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
attestàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
attestàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
attestàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
attestàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
attestàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
attestàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
attèsta (imperative second-person singular)
attèsti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
attestiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
attestàte (imperative plural second-person)
attèstino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
attestàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
attèsti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
attestiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
attestàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
attèstino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from Latin attestārī, from testis (“witness”).

(historiography, linguistics) to attest (a fact, an event, a word) through historical sources


eradere

eràdere (first-person singular present eràdo, first-person singular past historic eràsi, past participle eràso, auxiliary avére)

eràdere (canonical)
eràdo (first-person present singular)
eràsi (first-person historic past singular)
eràso (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
eràdere (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
eradèndo (gerund)
eradènte (participle present)
eràso (participle past)
eràdo (first-person indicative present singular)
eràdi (indicative present second-person singular)
eràde (indicative present singular third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
eradéte (indicative plural present second-person)
eràdono (indicative plural present third-person)
eradévo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
eradévi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
eradéva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
eradevàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
eradevàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
eradévano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
eràsi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
eradésti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
eràse (historic indicative past singular third-person)
eradémmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
eradéste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
eràsero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
eraderò (first-person future indicative singular)
eraderài (future indicative second-person singular)
eraderà (future indicative singular third-person)
eraderémo (first-person future indicative plural)
eraderéte (future indicative plural second-person)
eraderànno (future indicative plural third-person)
eraderèi (conditional first-person singular)
eraderésti (conditional second-person singular)
eraderèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
eraderébbe (conditional singular third-person)
eraderémmo (conditional first-person plural)
eraderéste (conditional plural second-person)
eraderèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
eraderébbero (conditional plural third-person)
eràda (first-person present singular subjunctive)
eràda (present second-person singular subjunctive)
eràda (present singular subjunctive third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
eradiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
eràdano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
eradéssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
eradéssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
eradésse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
eradéssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
eradéste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
eradéssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
eràdi (imperative second-person singular)
eràda (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
eradéte (imperative plural second-person)
eràdano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
eràdere (imperative negative second-person singular)
eràda (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
eradéte (imperative negative plural second-person)
eràdano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from Latin ērādere. First attested in 1970.

(palaeography) to efface (a codex) (to scrape off existing writing)


ghibellino

it-noun

ghibellino m (plural ghibellini, feminine ghibellina)

ghibellini (plural)
ghibellina (feminine)

→ Catalan: gibel·lí

→ English: Ghibelline

→ French: gibelin

From Middle High German Wibellingen, the name of a castle in Swabia held by the Hohenstaufen dynasty (nowadays in the township of Waiblingen), from Old High German Weibilinga, Weibelingen, possibly a suffixed form of the personal name Wabilo, Wahilo.


annali

From Latin annāles, from annus (“year”).


mesopotamico

it-adj

mesopotamico (feminine mesopotamica, masculine plural mesopotamici, feminine plural mesopotamiche)

mesopotamica (feminine)
mesopotamici (masculine plural)
mesopotamiche (feminine plural)


italico

italico (feminine italica, masculine plural italici, feminine plural italiche)

italica (feminine)
italici (masculine plural)
italiche (feminine plural)


satrapia

Borrowed from Latin satrapīa, from Ancient Greek σατραπεία (satrapeía), from σατράπης (satrápēs). By surface analysis, satrapo + -ia.


ieratico

Learned borrowing from Latin hieraticus, from Ancient Greek ἱερατικός (hieratikós), from ἱερατεία (hierateía, “priesthood”), from ἱερατεύω (hierateúō, “be a priest”), from ἱερεύς (hiereús, “priest”), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”).


luminare

From Late Latin lūmināre (“star” ← “light” ← “opening that lets light in”).

inh

(archaeology) a vertical opening in a catacomb meant to let light and air inside


preindustriale

From pre- (“pre-”) + industriale (“industrial”).


Reggio Calabria

From the earlier Old Italian Reggio, from Late Latin Rēgium, Latin Rhēgium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion). The city became known as Reggio Calabria after the Italian Unification.

(history) Regium, an important flourishing Ancient Greek colonial settlement in Magna Graecia on the Strait of Messina from the early 1st millennium BCE thru the Hellenistic, Ancient Roman, Byzantine Roman and medieval epochs


titino

it-noun

titino m (plural titini, feminine titina)

(history) a supporter or follower of Tito


triconodonte

From Ancient Greek τρι- (tri-, “three”) + κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos, “tooth”).

af

ὀδούς, ὀδόντος

(paleontology) triconodont (species of the order Triconodonta)


Ansprando

(history) Ansprand (Longobardic king of Italy)


tardoantico

it-adj

tardoantico (feminine tardoantica, masculine plural tardoantici, feminine plural tardoantiche)

tardoantica (feminine)
tardoantici (masculine plural)
tardoantiche (feminine plural)

From tardo (“late”) + antico (“ancient”).

(history) relating to the final centuries of the Roman Empire; roughly corresponding to Late Antiquity


codicologia

From codice (“codex”) + -logia (“-logy”).


archeoastronomia

it-noun

archeoastronomia f (plural archeoastronomie)


aaleniano

From German Aalen, name of a city in Baden-Württemberg, -iano.

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (subdivision of the Jurassic epoch)


aaleniano

it-adj

aaleniano (feminine aaleniana, masculine plural aaleniani, feminine plural aaleniane)

aaleniana (feminine)
aaleniani (masculine plural)
aaleniane (feminine plural)

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (of or pertaining to the Aalenian epoch)


antisionistico

antisionistico (feminine antisionistica, masculine plural antisionistici, feminine plural antisionistiche)

antisionistica (feminine)
antisionistici (masculine plural)
antisionistiche (feminine plural)

(history, politics) anti-Zionist, anti-Zionistic


sionistico

sionistico (feminine sionistica, masculine plural sionistici, feminine plural sionistiche)

sionistica (feminine)
sionistici (masculine plural)
sionistiche (feminine plural)


biostratigrafico

biostratigrafico (feminine biostratigrafica, masculine plural biostratigrafici, feminine plural biostratigrafiche)

biostratigrafica (feminine)
biostratigrafici (masculine plural)
biostratigrafiche (feminine plural)

From bio- + stratigrafico or biostratigrafia + -ico.


celtismo

(history, uncountable) the belief that Celtic influence is foundational to the development of Italian civilization


poculo

Learned borrowing from Latin pōculum, pōclum from Proto-Italic *pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₃tlom, derived from the root *peh₃- (“to drink”). Cognate with Hindi पात्र (pātra) and Irish ól.

(archaeology) poculum (cup-shaped drinking vessel)


botro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “pit, hole”).

bor+

(archaeology) hollow or cavity in the ground


singolar tenzone

it-noun

singolar tenzone f (plural singolar tenzoni)


ostrogotico

it-adj

ostrogotico (feminine ostrogotica, masculine plural ostrogotici, feminine plural ostrogotiche)

ostrogotica (feminine)
ostrogotici (masculine plural)
ostrogotiche (feminine plural)


duerno

(codicology) a booklet composed of two sheets (of parchment, paper or papyrus)


sabellico

sabellico (feminine sabellica, masculine plural sabellici, feminine plural sabelliche)

sabellica (feminine)
sabellici (masculine plural)
sabelliche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Sabellicus. By surface analysis, sabello + -ico.


animula

Learned borrowing from Latin animula, diminutive of anima (“soul”).

(archaeology) a depiction of a deceased's soul


pinax

Transliteration of Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax). Doublet of pinace.

translit

(archaeology, in the plural) votive clay tablet with embossings


unnico

it-adj

unnico (feminine unnica, masculine plural unnici, feminine plural unniche)

unnica (feminine)
unnici (masculine plural)
unniche (feminine plural)


visigotico

visigotico (feminine visigotica, masculine plural visigotici, feminine plural visigotiche)

visigotica (feminine)
visigotici (masculine plural)
visigotiche (feminine plural)

(history) Visigothic (of or pertaining to the Visigoths)


visigotico

(history) Visigothic (the Gothic dialect spoken by the Visigoths)


Ildebrando

Borrowed from Medieval Latin [Term?], from the Lombardic variant of Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic *hildiz (“battle”) + *brandaz (“sword”).

(history) Hildeprand (Longobardic king of Italy)


pentarchia

Borrowed from Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ (pentarkhíā), from πεντα- (penta-, “penta-, five”) + -αρχίᾱ (-arkhíā, “-archy, rule”). By surface analysis, penta- + -archia.


paleoamericano

it-noun

paleoamericano m (plural paleoamericani)


terramaricolo

it-adj

terramaricolo (feminine terramaricola, masculine plural terramaricoli, feminine plural terramaricole)

terramaricola (feminine)
terramaricoli (masculine plural)
terramaricole (feminine plural)

(archaeology) that inhabited the terramare


terramaricolo

it-noun

terramaricolo m (plural terramaricoli, feminine terramaricola)

terramaricoli (plural)
terramaricola (feminine)

(archaeology) an ancient inhabitant of the terramare


preceramico

it-adj

preceramico (feminine preceramica, masculine plural preceramici, feminine plural preceramiche)

preceramica (feminine)
preceramici (masculine plural)
preceramiche (feminine plural)


paretone

From paret(e) (“wall”) + -one (augmentative suffix).

suffix

Risale all’età messapica l’interessante sistema di specchie e paretoni che caratterizza il territorio di Ceglie Messapica.

2005, Touring Club Italiano, Valle d’Itria: Un ponte tra Adriatico e Ionio, page 110:

The interesting system of specchie and paretoni which are characteristic of Ceglie Messapica date back to the Messapic era.

(archaeology) the remains of ancient dry-stone walls found around Salento


padiscià

From Persian پادشاه (pâdšâh, “padishah, king”).


terra sigillata

it-noun

terra sigillata f (plural terre sigillate)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin terra sigillāta (literally “sealed, stamped earth”).

bor+

(usually uncountable, archaeology) terra sigillata (type of fine, red Roman pottery)


skyphos

Transliteration of Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos). Doublet of scifo.

transliteration

(archaeology) scyphus, skyphos (Ancient Greek drinking cup)


PCUS

w:it:Partito Comunista dell'Unione Sovietica

(history, politics) CPSU (Initialism of Partito Comunista dell'Unione Sovietica.)


stivali delle sette leghe

it-noun

stivali delle sette leghe m pl (plural only)

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


sesterno

(codicology) a booklet composed of six sheets (of parchment, paper or papyrus)


Olandese Volante

l'Olandese Volante (canonical masculine)

(nautical folklore) Flying Dutchman (mythical ghost ship)


moscoviano

it-adj

moscoviano (feminine moscoviana, masculine plural moscoviani, feminine plural moscoviane)

moscoviana (feminine)
moscoviani (masculine plural)
moscoviane (feminine plural)

From Moscovia (ancient name of Moscow) + -iano (“-ian”).

suffix

(geology, paleontology) of or pertaining to the Moscovian period


Moscoviano

(geology, paleontology) Moscovian (a subdivision of the Carboniferous period)


scifo

Borrowed from Latin scyphus (“cup”), from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos).

(archaeology) scyphus (Ancient Greek drinking cup)


ipetro

it-adj

ipetro (feminine ipetra, masculine plural ipetri, feminine plural ipetre)

ipetra (feminine)
ipetri (masculine plural)
ipetre (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros).


acidaspide

(paleontology) any trilobite of the Acidaspis taxonomic genus


anaspide

Borrowed from translingual Anaspida, derived from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not", "without”) + ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”).

der

(paleontology) any member of the extinct Anaspida taxonomic genus


pentarchico

it-adj

pentarchico (feminine pentarchica, masculine plural pentarchici, feminine plural pentarchiche)

pentarchica (feminine)
pentarchici (masculine plural)
pentarchiche (feminine plural)


megalografia

From Ancient Greek μεγαλογραφία (megalographía). Morphologically megalo- + -grafia.

der

μεγαλογραφία


monoetnico

it-adj

monoetnico (feminine monoetnica, masculine plural monoetnici, feminine plural monoetniche)

monoetnica (feminine)
monoetnici (masculine plural)
monoetniche (feminine plural)


pentapoli

Borrowed from Latin Pentapŏlis, from Ancient Greek Πεντάπολις (Pentápolis). By surface analysis, penta- + -poli.


pentarca

From pentarchia, on the model of tetrarca. By surface analysis, penta- + -arca.


satrapico

satrapico (feminine satrapica, masculine plural satrapici, feminine plural satrapiche)

satrapica (feminine)
satrapici (masculine plural)
satrapiche (feminine plural)


solonico

solonico (feminine solonica, masculine plural solonici, feminine plural soloniche)

solonica (feminine)
solonici (masculine plural)
soloniche (feminine plural)


olduvaiano

olduvaiano (feminine olduvaiana, masculine plural olduvaiani, feminine plural olduvaiane)

olduvaiana (feminine)
olduvaiani (masculine plural)
olduvaiane (feminine plural)


predinastico

predinastico (feminine predinastica, masculine plural predinastici, feminine plural predinastiche)

predinastica (feminine)
predinastici (masculine plural)
predinastiche (feminine plural)


protodinastico

protodinastico (feminine protodinastica, masculine plural protodinastici, feminine plural protodinastiche)

protodinastica (feminine)
protodinastici (masculine plural)
protodinastiche (feminine plural)


bombilio

Borrowed from translingual Bombylius, from Ancient Greek βομβυλιός (bombuliós, “a buzzing insect; (by extension) a narrow-necked vessel”).

der

(archaeology, Ancient Greece) a small vessel used for perfumes and ointments


encorio

it-adj

encorio (feminine encoria, masculine plural encori, feminine plural encorie)

encoria (feminine)
encori (masculine plural)
encorie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐγχώριος (enkhṓrios), derived from χώρα (khṓra, “country”).

bor+

(uncommon, archaeology, linguistics) enchorial


encorico

it-adj

encorico (feminine encorica, masculine plural encorici, feminine plural encoriche)

encorica (feminine)
encorici (masculine plural)
encoriche (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐγχώριος (enkhṓrios), derived from χώρα (khṓra, “country”).

(uncommon, archaeology, linguistics) Alternative form of encorio


kemalista

kemalista (masculine plural kemalisti, feminine plural kemaliste)

kemalisti (masculine plural)
kemaliste (feminine plural)


kemalista

it-noun

kemalista m or f by sense (masculine plural kemalisti, feminine plural kemaliste)


leprecauno

Borrowed from English leprechaun, from Irish leipreachán.