List of English words of Etruscan origin

This 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 

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 

atrium 

belt 

from balteus, 'sword belt'

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'

serve 

from servus, "a slave"

spurious 

stylus 

vernacular 

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

See also

Lists of English words of international origin