Latin words from Italian
5 Latin words with Italian in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
America
It is from Latin Americus, its feminine, ⟨Americus⟩ being the Latinized first name of the Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512), from Italian Amerigo. Wiktionary adds that the Italian name…
bisonium
It is borrowed from Italian bisogno (“need”). Wiktionary traces the Romance word to Vulgar Latin *bisonium, from Frankish *bisunnija, formed from *bi- (“be-”) and *sunnija, from Proto-Germanic…
briga
It is borrowed from Italian briga (“quarrel, trouble”), although Köbler marks the Italian origin with a question mark. Etymonline traces the Italian word, which also gave brigata (“troop, band”) and…
parlamentum
Wiktionary takes it from the Romance words for a talk or meeting: it is borrowed from Italian parlamento and Old French parlement, which the DMLBS compares. These are formed from Medieval Latin…
pizza
The origin is uncertain. According to the NGML it is borrowed from Italian pizza, which may in turn come from Greek πίττα (pítta); the NGML marks the Greek source with a question mark. Du Cange…