English
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo comes from Italian Monte Carlo.
- Italianc. 1300–presentMonte Carlo
- Englishearliest quotation 1923same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentMonte Carlo
- Englishearliest quotation 1923same form
Earliest quotation: 1923, Ernest Bramah pseudonym; Ernest Brammah , (please specify the page): “Why do people go if they invariably lose?" asked…”
The story
Borrowed from Italian Mónte Càrlo (literally “Mount Charles”). Named after Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818–1889).
Every English word from Italian Monte Carlo
Today it means
name A ward of Monaco, Europe, famous for its casinos.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian Monte Carlo / Monte Carlo