Etymology

canzonetta

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Today it means: A style of popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560, or a piece composed in this style Full definition →

Italian canzonetta ← Latin cantiō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcantiō
  2. Italian · borrowed fromcanzonetta
  3. English todaycanzonetta

From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonet. Cf. canzone.

Words from the same roots

Italiancanzonetta all →

canzonet

Latincantiō all →

chansoncanzonecantioncanzonet

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