English
Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica comes from Italian Ostia Antica.
- Italianc. 1300–presentOstia Anticaliterally ‘ancient Ostia’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentOstia Anticaliterally ‘ancient Ostia’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Italian Ostia Antica (literally “ancient Ostia”).
Every English word from Italian Ostia Antica
Today it means
name Synonym of (historical) Ostia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian Ostia Antica / Ostia Antica