English Words from Italian (Latin) Roots
Art and Architecture
Arcade
from arcate = "arches"
Balcony
from balcone
Bronze
from bronzo
Carpet
from carpita
Cartoon
from cartone, ="cardboard", augmentative of carta, ="paper"
Corridor
from corridoio="hallway, passage, aisle, lobby, gangway"
Dome
from duomo="cathedral"
Figurine
from figurina="picture card"
Gallery
from galleria, ="arcade"
Graffiti
from graffiti, plural of graffito; both from graffiato="scratched"
Mask
via Middle English masque from maschera="disguise"; ultimately from Medieval Latin masca, mascha, mascus="mask, nightmare, ghost"
Medal
from medaglia
Miniature
from miniatura="very small drawing"
Model
from modello="pattern"
Pastel
from pastello="crayon"
Porcelain
from porcellana="porcelain, china"
Replica
from replica="copy"
Sketch
from schizzo =literally, "splash"
Studio
from studio, ="study"
Stucco
from stucco="plaster, putty, molding"
Tempera
from tempera="distemper, poster paint"
Virtue
from virtù
Food and culinary terms
bologna or baloney (boloney)
from Bologna
broccoli
from plural of broccolo, ="cabbage-sprout or top"
candy
from Middle English sugre candy, part translation of Middle French sucre candi, from Old French çucre candi, part translation of Italian zucchero candi, from zucchero sugar + Arabic قاندل qandI candied, from Persian قند qand cane sugar; ultimately from Sanskrit खुड्khanda="piece of sugar," perhaps from Dravidian.[1]
cauliflower
from cavolfiore="cabbage flower"
coffee
from caffè
confetti
from confetti, plural of confetto="comfit"
lasagna
from lasagne
macaroni
from maccheroni, plural of maccherone
parmesan
from dialect word parmesan ="from Parma", parmigiano in standard Italian
pasta
from pasta ="dough"
pepperoni
borrowed from a similar-sounding word with different meaning, peperoni, plural of peperone = "bell pepper"
pizza
from pizza="reel"
ravioli
from ravioli, plural of raviolo
salami
from salami, plural of salame="sausage"
soda
from soda
spaghetti
from spaghetti, plural of spaghetto, ="little string"
spumoni
from spumone
sugar
via Old French sucre, from Italian 'zucchero; Medieval Latin succarum, from Arabic سكر sukkar, from Persian شکر shakar; ultimately from Sanskrit शर्कराsharkara="grit, gravel"
tiramisu
from tiramisù
tortellini
from tortellini, plural of tortellino ="little cake"
zucchini
from zucchini, plural of zucchina, ="small gourd"
Music
cello
from violoncello
concert
from concerto
harmonica
from armonica
opera
from opera, ="a work produced"
orchestra
from orchestra="band"
piano
from piano, ="soft"
solo
from solo="single"
soprano
from soprano="treble, descendant"
tempo
from tempo, ="time"
trombone
from trombone, ="large trumpet"
tuba
from tuba="tube"
viola
from viola="violet"
violin
from violino="fiddle"
Science and medicine
algebra
via Italian, Spanish, and Medieval Latin algebra; ultimately from Arabic الجبر al-jabr="reunion", "resetting of broken parts"
granite
from granito ,derivative of grano, ="grain"
influenza
from influenza="influence"
lagoon
via French lagune, from laguna="pond, lake," from Latin lacuna="pond, hole"
lava
from lava
race
from razza="breed"
rocket
from rocchetto="reel
volcano
from vulcano; the Italian name for Volcano, Vulcano and Vulcan, the Roman god of blacksmiths, fire, and volcanoes
Other words
alarm
from all'arme (allarme in modern standard Italian), =literally, "to the arms!"
alert
from all'erta (allerta in modern standard Italian), =literally, "on the ascent!"
ballerina
from ballerina="female dancer"
ballet
from balletto
balloon
from pallone="flask"
bank
from banco or banca, ="bench"
bizarre
from bizzarro="odd, strange"
brave
from bravo="courageous, wild", probably from Latin barbarus barbarous
brilliant
from French brillant="sparkling, shining", present participle of briller="to shine", from Italian brillare="sparkle, whirl"; perhaps from Vulgar Latin berillare="to shine like beryl" from the minerals Latin name Beryllus.
buffalo
from bufalo
bulletin
from bollettino="small bill"
caravan
from caravana="trailer" or carovana="convoy, party", ultimately from arabic"
carnival
from carnevale="meat is allowed", in fact a para-etymology from Latin "carnascialis",
carousel
from carosello="roundabout"
cash
from modification of Middle French or Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Italian cassa "box", from Latin capsachest
credit
from credito, ="credit, belief, or balance"
debit and debt
from debito, ="due, duty"
disaster
from disastro="foe star"
finale
from finale, ="final"
giraffe
from giraffa="boom"
group
from gruppo="band"
jeans
from blu di Genova="blue of Genoa"
manage
from maneggiare="handle"
marina
from marina="seaside"
monster
from mostro="freak”
pants
from pantalone, a Commedia dell'Arte character, whose name was "Pantalone"="Pantaleon"
pedal
from pedale="treasol"
pilot
from pilota, originally meaning "helmsman"
policy
from polizza="bill"
risk
from rischio="risk"
skirmish
from scaramuccia="skirmish, brush"
squad
from squadra="team"
squadron
from squadrone="troop"
traffic
from Middle French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare="to trade"
trampoline
from trampolino="springboard"
turban
from turbante
umbrella
from ombrello="brolly", diminutive of ombra, ="shade"
vendetta
from vendetta, ="vengeance"
vista
from vista="view"
zany
from Zanni a dialectal form of Giovanni, a Commedia dell'arte character
zero
from zero="zero", from Latin "zephirus"="breeze", ultimately a misinterpretation of arabic "sifr"="cipher"
Resource:
Wikipedia: List of words in English with Italian Origins -