Sample Etymological Lexicon
As a direct descent of regional spoken Latin, the Venetian lexicon derives its vocabulary substantially from Latin and (in more recent times) from Tuscan, so that most of its words are cognate with the corresponding words of Italian. Venetian includes however many words derived from other sources (such as Greek, Gothic, and German) that are not cognate with their equivalent words in Italian, such as:
| Venetian | English | Italian | Venetian word origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncò, 'ncò, incò, ancò, ancuo, incoi | today | oggi | hunc + hodie (Latin) |
| apoteca | pharmacy | farmacia | Apotheke (Greek) |
| trincàr | to drink | bere | trinken (German) |
| becàr | to be spicy hot | essere piccante | from the verb beccare (Italian), literally "to peck" |
| armelin | apricot | albicocca | from Armenia |
| bisato, bisata | eel | anguilla | Latin bestia ("beast"); cfr. biscia (a kind of snake) |
| bisa, biso | snake | serpente | Latin bestia ("beast"); cfr. biscia (a kind of snake) |
| bìsi | peas | piselli | Related to Italian word. |
| isarda, risardola | lizard | lucertola | same etymon as lizard |
| trar via | to throw | tirare | local cognate of Italian tirare via |
| calìgo | fog | nebbia foschia | from caligo (Latin) |
| cantón | corner/side | angolo/parte | from cantus (Latin) |
| catàr | find+take | trovare+prendere | from adcaptare (Latin) |
| caréga, trón | chair | sedia | cathedra, thronus (Latin) from (Greek) |
| petar sò | to fall | cascare | from casus of cadere (Latin) made into a verb |
| ciao | hello, goodbye | ciao | s-ciao (Venetian for slave); sclavus (vulgar Latin) |
| ciapàr | to catch, to take | prendere | capere (Latin) |
| co | when (non-interr.) | quando | cum (Latin) |
| copàr | to kill | uccidere | accoppare (old Italian, literally "to behead") |
| carpeta | miniskirt | gonna mini | like carpet |
| còtoła, còtola | skirt | sottana | cotta (Latin, coat or dress) |
| fanela | t-shirt | maglietta | Greek word |
| gòto, bicer | drinking glass | bicchiere | gut(t)us (Latin for "cruet") |
| insìa | exit | uscita | in + exita (Latin) |
| mi | I | io | me (Latin accusative form); Italian derives from Latin nominative form (ego) |
| morsegàr, smorsegàr | to bite | mordere | morsus (Latin "bitten") made into a verb (cf. Italian morsicare) |
| mustaci, mostaci | moustaches | baffi | moustaki (Greek) |
| munìn, gato, gatin | cat | gatto | perhaps from "meow" sound |
| meda | big sheaf | grosso covone | from messe mietere sounds like meadow oe moed harvest |
| musso | donkey | asino | ? |
| nòtoła, notol, barbastrìo, signàpoła | bat | pipistrello | from not notte night |
| pantegàna | rat | ratto | podgana (slovene) ponticanus from ponto black see |
| pinciar | beat, cheat, sexual intercourse | imbrogliare, superare in gara, amplesso | pinch from fr pincer put in st |
| pirón | fork | forchetta | from Greek pirouni |
| pisalet | dandelion | tarassaco | pissinbed diuretic |
| plao far | truant | marinare scuola | from German blauen |
| pomo/pón | apple | mela | pomus (Latin) |
| schei | money | denaro soldi | from German scheidemünze |
| saltapaiusk | grasshopper | cavalletta | salta hop paiusk paglia grass |
| sghiràt schirata skirata | squirrel | scoiattolo | Related to Italian word. More probably from the Greek "skiouros" |
| sgnapa | spirit from grapes, brandy | grappa acquavite | Schnaps (German) |
| sgorlàr, scorlàr | to shake | scuotere | ex + crollare (Latin) |
| strica | line, streak, stroke, strip | linea, striscia | root: *strik (proto Germanic). Related to English "streak", "stroke (of pen"). Example: Tirar na strica "to draw a line". |
| strucar | to strike/press | premere, schiacciare | root: *strik (proto Germanic). Related to English "strike" (=hit), "stroke" (=pass the hand over sth) and German "streichen". Example: Struca un tasto / boton "Strike any key/Press any button". |
| supiàr, subiàr, sficiàr, sifolàr | to whistle | fischiare | sub + flare (Latin) |
| tòr su | to pick up | raccogliere | tollere (Latin) |
| técia, téia, tegia | pan | pentola | tecula (Latin) |
| tosàto, tosàt, fio | lad, boy | ragazzo | from tosare (Italian, "to cut someone's hair") |
| puto, putèło, putełeto, putèo, butèl | lad, boy | ragazzo | puer, putus (Latin) |
| matelot | lad, boy | ragazzo | perhaps from matelot (French, "sailor") |
| vaca | cow | mucca, vacca | vacca (Latin) |
| Sc-iop, s-ciòpo, sc-iopar, sc-iopòn | gun | fucile-scoppiare | from lat scloppum onomat |
| troi | track path | sentiero | fr lat trahere Same engl track |
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