Italianism

noun

Meaning

A characteristic of Italy or the Italian people.
A tendency to assimilate or imitate the culture or customs of Italy.
A loanword from the Italian language.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Italian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Italianism From Italian + -ism.

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