Italian words first recorded in the 14th century

It is borrowed from Late Latin āctīvitās, a learned word, from āctīvus (“active”) with the suffix -tās. In classical Latin the noun had only a grammatical sense, the active voice of the verb (in…

It is a learned word, borrowed from Latin centrālis (“central”), a word of Pliny, from centrum (“centre”) and the adjective suffix -ālis. Latin “centrum” was taken from Ancient Greek κέντρον…

It is borrowed from Late Latin identitās (“sameness”), recorded in Saint Cyprian, from īdem (“the same”). The Latin word is a calque of Ancient Greek ταὐτότης (tautótēs, “sameness”), from ταὐτός…

It is a learned word, borrowed from Latin periodus (“a rounded sentence; a cycle”), from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “a going round, circuit, cycle”). The Greek noun is a compound of περί…

It is borrowed from Late Latin praestitum (“something lent”), the neuter of praestitus, past participle of praestō (“to make available; to guarantee, to lend”). DELI, Zingarelli and the GDLI call it…

1. The noun meaning “chyle” is a learned word, borrowed from Late Latin chȳlus (also chylos), from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “juice; juice of digestion”). The Greek noun is derived from χέω…

It is a clipped form of bene (“well”), used as an interjection. The adverb continues Latin bene (“well”). The written ⟨h⟩ only marks the word as an interjection; Wiktionary also records a…

It is from Italian da + per + tutto, written as one word. Wiktionary compares French partout and Catalan pertot for similar constructions.

It is from Italian in + oltre (“beyond”), the phrase ⟨in oltre⟩ written solid. DELI takes it as a learned word modelled on Late Latin in ultrā, used in the Vulgate before 420, with the preposition…

It is from Italian né (“nor”) + anche (“also”), “not also”, written as one word. The spelling with a space, ⟨né anche⟩, is still found, and older and Tuscan Italian also had ⟨neanco⟩, with the…

It is a learned word, borrowed from Latin pausa (“cessation, pause”). Latin “pausa” is usually derived from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis, “cessation”), from παύω (paúō, “to stop, cease”). Another…

It is a learned word, borrowed from Latin perca (“perch”), which Latin took from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”). Devoto–Oli, GRADIT and Sabatini–Coletti take it more precisely from the…

It is from Italian qualche + cosa, the phrase written as one word. Wiktionary compares French quelque chose. The first element comes from quale and che: DELI derives it from the phrase “quale che…

It is a learned word, borrowed from Latin studentem (“one devoting himself; studying”), the present participle of studeō (“to strive after; to apply oneself to learning”). DEI calls it a word of the…

It is borrowed from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, “cup, bowl”), which DELI, Devoto–Oli and Treccani quote with the ending ⟨-a⟩. DELI thinks the word reached the whole of western Europe probably from the ports…