600s

Italian words first recorded in the 7th century

1 Italian word whose earliest known written record dates from the 7th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

1. versoio

   700–900

   It is borrowed from Venetian versor, the northern dialect word, adapted to the Tuscan ending -oio. The dialect word continues Vulgar Latin *versorium, formed on Latin versus, the past participle of…

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