This is a list of English words that are thought to have their origin in Etruscan and were borrowed through Latin, often via French. Not all of these words have been demonstrated to be of Etruscan origin, and some may be Indo-European or from another source. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Languages in Iron Age Italy, 6th century BC Etruscan was a language spoken and written in the ancient region of Etruria (current Tuscany plus western Umbria and northern Latium) and in parts of what are now Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna (where the Etruscans were displaced by Gauls), in Italy. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...

antenna 

arena 

from harena, 'sand'

autumn 

belt 

from balteus, 'sword belt'

Caesar

catamite 

from catmite

ceremony

element 

from elementum, 'letter'

fenestra 

histrionic 

from histrionicus, from histrio, "actor"

ides 

letter 

mantissa 

palate 

people 

person 

from phersu, 'mask'

satellite 

from satnal, 'attendant'

sentinel 

from satnal, 'attendant'

Serge (first name)

serve 

from servus, "a slave"

spurious 

style

from stilus (indirectly)

stylus 

from stilus

vernacular 

from vernaculus, "domestic", from verna, "a native slave"

In biology, antenna (plural: antennae) refers to the sensing organs of several arthropods. ... ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Bold textA belt is a flexible band, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist. ... Caesar (plural Caesars), Latin: Cæsar (plural Cæsares), is a title of imperial character. ... A catamite is a (very much)(usually male)younger person who searches out an older person for sexual and interpersonal relations. ... Part of the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard in Whitehall, London. ... Look up element in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Are small pores in epithelial cells to allow for rapid exchange of molecules between blood vessels and surrounding tissue. ... In psychiatry, histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a personality disorder which involves a pattern of excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, that usually begins in early adulthood. ... The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. ... Vintage German letter balance for home use Look up letter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the traditional use of the word mantissa in mathematics, see common logarithm. ... The palate is the roof of the mouth in humans and vertebrate animals. ... The classical definition of a person is a human being regarded as an individual. ... An Earth observation satellite, ERS 2 In the context of spaceflight, satellites are objects which have been placed into orbit by human endeavor. ... Look up sentinel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Serge (pronounced in English) is a male first name, particularly common in Spain[1] and France. ... To serve could mean Doing a service for someone Making an effort for someone or something Working as a butler Giving food or drink to someone Treat someone in a special way Approve A serve in the sport Tennis Expedition in a tertiary employment sector, e. ... Modern stylus, used for touch-screen enabled devices such as the Nintendo DS and personal digital assistants Styli used in writing in the Fourteenth Century. ... Look up Vernacular in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

See also

Lists of English words of international origin . ...