English
Fiat
Fiat comes from English Torino ‘Italian Automobile Factory of Turin’.
- English1500–presentTorino‘Italian Automobile Factory of Turin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997Fiat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentTorino‘Italian Automobile Factory of Turin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997Fiat
Earliest quotation: 1997, Jill Nagle, Whores and Other Feminists: “Even as a young feminist who was very angry…”
Every English word from English Torino
Today it means
noun An automobile manufactured by the Italian firm Fiat S.p.A.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English Torino / Fiat