Old Italian

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Old Italian

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Old + Italian, on the pattern of Old English

proper noun

The continuum of languages derived from Vulgar Latin spoken in the Italian peninsula between circa 960 and the establishment of the Accademia della Crusca in 1582. The theory that there was a spontaneous development of an obscure vowel in final position on certain occasions in Old Italian has gained general currency and has been carried on in the works of the main authorities.

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name continuum of languages

Español	italiano antiguo
中文	古義大利語 /古义大利语
Français	vieil italien
Italiano	italiano antico

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"Old Italian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/old%20italian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Old Italian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/old%20italian

Chicago

"Old Italian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/old%20italian.

BibTeX

@misc{old_italian_2026,
  title = {Old Italian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20italian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}