Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

italianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ital-ian-ism
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loanword from the Italian language.

noun

A characteristic of Italy or the Italian people.

noun

A tendency to assimilate or imitate the culture or customs of Italy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Italian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Inflected Forms

Italianisms (plural)

Phrases

anti-Italianism

Synonyms

Italicism

Questions

What does italianism mean?: A loanword from the Italian language.
Where does italianism come from?: Etymology tree English Italian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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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