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Italian words from Latin words first recorded in the 11th century

2 Italian words inherited from a Latin word whose earliest known written record dates from the 11th century, earliest Latin record first.

1. faccenda

   1076

   from Latin facienda

   It is inherited from Latin facienda (“things to be done”), the neuter plural of faciendus, the gerundive of faciō (“to do, make”). The neuter plural was taken as a feminine singular, as in…

2. cappello

   1083–1088

   from Latin cappellus

   It is inherited from Late Latin cappellus (“head covering”), a diminutive of Late Latin cappa (“hood; cloak”). The Medieval Latin word is recorded from the 9th century. The same word is French…

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