500–401 BC

Italian words from Latin words first recorded in the 5th century BC

63 Italian words inherited from a Latin word whose earliest known written record dates from the 5th century BC, earliest Latin record first (page 2).

1. tu

   450 BC

   from Latin tu

   It is inherited from Latin tū (“you (singular)”), the nominative and vocative of the second person singular pronoun. It is panromance: French tu, Occitan tu, Catalan tu, Portuguese tu, Spanish tú…

2. via

   450 BC

   from Latin via

   It is inherited from Latin via (“road, way; journey”), a word Latin records from the Twelve Tables on. Varro reports veha as the form used by country people. The word is panromance except in…

3. voi

   450 BC

   from Latin vos

   It is inherited from Latin vōs (“you (plural)”). The word is panromance: French vous, Occitan vos, Catalan vos, Spanish vos, Portuguese vos, Sardinian vois, Romansh vus and Romanian voi. Nocentini…

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