Etymograph

English

Stallone

Stallone comes from Italian stallone ‘stallion’, and goes back to Frankish *stallo.

  1. Frankishc. 250–700*stalloreconstructed
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentstallone‘stallion’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2005Stallone

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frankishc. 250–700*stalloreconstructed
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentstallone‘stallion’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2005Stallone

Earliest quotation: 2005, In brief: Tombstone director George Cosmatos dies: “George Cosmatos, the director of Rambo II and Cobra,…”

Today it means

name A surname;

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

Etymograph / Frankish *stallo / Stallone