disegno Italian · revision 39358

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=end of the 13th century, Fatti di Cesare|origins=la dēsignō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /diˈzeɲ.ɲo/, /diˈseɲ.ɲo/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''disegno''' ''m'' (plural disegni)^(Wiktionary)

+ Old Italian also wrote [[m|roa-oit|dissegno]] and [[m|roa-oit|disegnio]], and northern texts have [[m|roa-oit|desen]].^(TLIO)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a deverbal noun of [[disegnare|t=to draw]], formed without a suffix.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto 1968) The verb is the popular outcome of [[la|dēsignō|t=to mark out; to represent]], and [[designare]] is its learned doublet.^(Nocentini 2010)^(DELI 1999)^(Wiktionary) The Latin verb is formed from [[m|la|signum|t=sign, mark]].^(Wikizionario)

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+ Italian lent the noun to French, as [[fr|dessin]], recorded from 1529 in older spellings, and the verb as [[fr|dessiner]].^(REW 1935)^(Nocentini 2010)^(LEI|19, 1448)^(DIFIT)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The TLIO's first record is the Sienese ''Fatti di Cesare'' at the end of the 13th century, and Nocentini dates the word to the same years.^(TLIO)^(Nocentini 2010) The Old Italian senses are a drawing made for decoration, a schematic geometric figure, the plan of a building to be put up, the plan of a literary work, and a military plan of campaign.^(TLIO)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ DELI's dated senses are the outline of a literary work (Franco Sacchetti, before 1400), a drawing of real or imagined things (Giovanni Morelli, before 1444) and a plan or intention (Alessandra Macinghi Strozzi, before 1471).^(DELI 1999) In Morelli's chronicle the ambassadors bring ''il disegno'' so that the fortress can be built ''secondo il disegno'', “according to the plan”.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ In Renaissance art theory ''disegno'' was the idea behind every work, which the hand then expresses;^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)^(DIFIT) Vasari defines it as the visible expression of the concept formed in the mind.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)^(DIFIT) German uses ''Disegno'' as a term for this Renaissance concept.^(DIFIT) In law, the ''disegno di legge'' (a government bill) is recorded from 1858.^(DELI 1999) In the 20th century the ''disegno animato'' named the cartoon film, and ''disegno industriale'' is the Italian for industrial design.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * End of the 13th century – ''Disegno'' appears in the ''Fatti di Cesare''.^(TLIO)

+ * Before 1400 – Franco Sacchetti uses it for the outline of a work.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1444 – Giovanni Morelli uses it for a drawing.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1471 – Alessandra Macinghi Strozzi uses it for a plan or intention.^(DELI 1999)

+ * 1529 – French ''desseing'', from the Italian word, is recorded.^(LEI|19, 1448)^(DIFIT)

+ * 1858 – ''Disegno di legge'' appears in the title of a pamphlet.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|drawing]]: a picture made with lines and marks in pencil, pen, charcoal and so on: ''Mia figlia mi ha regalato un disegno fatto con i pastelli.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # A technical drawing or plan for building or making something: ''L'ingegnere ha preparato i disegni del ponte.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # An ornamental [[m|en|pattern]] or motif, especially on fabric or paper.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # The art and technique of drawing, and the school subject: ''Al liceo andavo bene solo in disegno.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # A way of drawing, a style of line.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # ''(figurative)'' The outline or structure of a literary or musical work.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''(figurative)'' A plan, purpose, [[m|en|design]]: ''Tutto è andato secondo il loro disegno.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

+ # ''(law)'' ''disegno di legge'', a [[m|en|bill]] put before parliament.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[disegnino]]

+ * [[sovradisegno]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[disegnare]]

+ * [[disegnatore]]

+ * [[designare]]

+ * [[segno]]

+ * [[la|designo]]

+ * [[fr|dessin]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}