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List of English words of Etruscan origin

This is a list of English words that are thought to have their origin in Etruscan and were borrowed through Latin.

• antenna
• april from Apru, the Etruscan name for Venus, to whom the month was holy.
• arena from harena 'sand'
• autumn
• atrium
• belt from balteus 'sword belt'
• element from elementum, letter
• fenestration, defenestrate
• histrionic
• ides
• letter
• mantissa
• palate
• people
• person from phersu 'mask'
• satellite from satnal 'attendant'
• scene
• servile
• spurious
• stylus
• vernacular

See also: Lists of English words of international origin