Etymograph

English

Ravennate

Ravennate comes from Italian ravennate ‘of, from or relating to the city of Ravenna…’, and goes back to Latin Ravennās.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERavennāsas Ravennātem‘Ravennese’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentravennate‘of, from or relating to the city of Ravenna and surrounding province, Emilia-Romagna’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1958Ravennate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CERavennāsas Ravennātem‘Ravennese’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentravennate‘of, from or relating to the city of Ravenna and surrounding province, Emilia-Romagna’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1958Ravennate

Earliest quotation: 1958, Pieter Singelenberg: “He held at first that this work had originated…”

Formed from Ravenna + -ate

Latin Ravenna

Italian Ravenna

English Ravenna

Every English word from Latin Ravennās

Today it means

adj Of, from, or concerning Ravenna, a major city in Italy.

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

Etymograph / Latin Ravennās / Ravennate

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