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This is a list of English words that may be of Etruscan origin, and were borrowed through Latin, often via French. The Etruscan origin of most of these words is disputed, and some may be of Indo-European or other origin. The question is made more complex by the fact that the Etruscans borrowed many Greek words in modified form. Typically if a Latin word has an unknown, uncertain or disputed origin, it is considered a possible candidate for deriving in whole or in part from an Etruscan word; however, native Etruscan must then be distinguished from Greek. If no Etruscan word is clearly identifiable sometimes an attempt is made to reconstruct one. Etruscan derivations therefore are highly variable in probability; that is, some are highly speculative and others more likely. ==List== ; ace : from Middle English ''aas'', from Old French ''as'', from Latin ''as'', "a whole, a unit, copper coin", possibly Etruscan. ''As'' was a Roman coin and was also a unit of weight equal to about one troy pound.〔American Heritage Dictionary, New College Edition (1976), page 76〕 ; antenna : from ''antenna''<''antemna'', "yard-arm, sail." Possibly Etruscan *antithemna> *ant(th)emna from Greek ανάτηθήμένος anatithēmenos, something set up.〔Breyer (1993) pp. 174–175.〕 ; arena : from ''arēna'' "arena"<''harēna'', "arena, sand" *av(i)-to-m(e)nos, with loss of the l. There are some names with both l and t: avlethaium, authnal, avtle, and so on, which appear related to autu or auta in Venetic, the idea being that autumn signifies the passing of the year.〔Breyer (1993) pp 412–413.〕 ; belt : from ''balteus'', "sword belt." The sole connection between this word and Etruscan is a statement by Marcus Terentius Varro that it was of Etruscan origin. All else is speculation.〔 Breyer (1993) pp 428–429 reports on an attempt to bring in Hittite and Gothic connecting it with a totally speculative root *-lst-.〕 ; catamite : Latin, from Etruscan ''catmite'', from the Ancient Greek ''Ganymede'', cupbearer to Zeus. ; ceremony : oldest form cærimonia, obscure, perhaps Etruscan 〔"L. cærimonia "holiness, sacredness; awe; reverent rite, sacred ceremony," an obscure word, possibly of Etruscan origin, or a reference to the ancient rites performed by the Etruscan pontiffs at Caere" http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ceremony〕 ; cup : ; defenestration, fenestra : ; element : from ''elementum'', 'letter' ; histrionic : from ''histrionicus'', from ''histrio'', "actor" ; letter : from Old French ''lettre'', from Latin ''littera'', which may have derived, viā Etruscan, from the Greek "διφθέρα" (writing tablet) ; mantissa : ; market : ; military : Etruscan or perhaps related to Greek ''homilos'', "assembled crowd" (compare ''homily'')〔"military (adj.)", On Line Etymological Dictionary, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=military&allowed_in_frame=0〕 ; mundane : from ''mundus'', 'earth', from ''munth'', 'land' ; mutule : ; palace, palate : One of the seven hills of Rome. Either from Latin ''palus'' "stake" or the Etruscan shepherd goddess ''Pales''〔palace (n.), On Line Etymological Dictionary, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=palace&searchmode=none〕 ; people :From Old French ''peuple'', possibly of Etruscan origin.〔people (n.), On Line Etymological Dictionary, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=people&searchmode=none〕 ; person : from Middle English ''persone'', from Old French ''persone'', from Latin ''persona'', "mask", probably from Etruscan ''phersu'', "mask".〔American Heritage Dictionary, New College Edition, page 978〕 ; satellite : from Latin ''satelles'', meaning "bodyguard, attendant", perhaps from Etruscan ''satnal''. ; scurrilous : ; Serge (first name) ; serve : from ''servus'', 'a slave' ; spurious : ; style: from ''stilus'' (indirectly) ; vernacular : from ''vernaculus'', 'domestic', from ''verna'', 'a native slave' ; viburnum : ; vulture : from Latin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of English words of Etruscan origin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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