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List Of English Words Of Etruscan OriginThis is a list of English words that are thought to have their origin in Etruscan and were borrowed through Latin. Not all of these words have been demonstrated to be of Etruscan origin, and some may be Indo-European. For example, most linguistic references state that Latin atrium is probably derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ater, 'fire', in which case it would not be from Etruscan. - antenna
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- april
- from Apru, the Etruscan name for Venus :, to whom the month was holy. Etruscan Apru in turn was borrowed from Greek Aphrodite.
- arena
- from harena, 'sand'
- autumn :
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- atrium :
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- belt
- from balteus, 'sword belt'
- element
- from elementum, 'letter'
- fenestra :
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- histrionic
- from histrionicus, from histrio, "actor"
- ides :
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- letter :
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- mantissa :
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- palate :
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- people :
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- person
- from phersu, 'mask'
- satellite
- from satnal, 'attendant'
- sentinel
- from satnal, 'attendant'
- serve
- from servus, "a slave"
- spurious :
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- stylus :
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- vernacular
- from vernaculus, "domestic", from verna, "a native slave"
See also Lists of English words of international origin Etruscan
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