English

Fritalian

Blend of French + Italian

Proto-Germanic *frankô ‘spear’

Proto-West Germanic *Frankō ‘a Frank’

Old English Franca ‘a Frank’

Old English Frencisc ‘of the Franks, Frankish, French’

Middle English French

Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 ‘land of bulls’

Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ

Latin Italia ‘Italy’

Medieval Latin Italiānus

Middle English Italian

Today it means

adj Both French and Italian, or having elements of the two.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Fritalian