Italian words by century

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When Italian words were first recorded in writing. The 1,784 entries with a date of first attestation, by century: move the slider through time, or pick a century to see all of its words in the order they appeared.

Every century

• 8th century 700s 2
• 9th century 800s 10
• 10th century 900s 16
• 11th century 1000s 56
• 12th century 1100s 417
• 13th century 1200s 769
• 14th century 1300s 255
• 15th century 1400s 32
• 16th century 1500s 75
• 17th century 1600s 52
• 18th century 1700s 36
• 19th century 1800s 37
• 20th century 1900s 27

A word's century is the date its entry gives for its first appearance in writing, which is often later than when it was first spoken. More in the Italian statistics and Italian words by origin.