Vol. 09 · Loanwords ·italian ·1920s
Ciao
from ciao
- Meaning
- Hello / goodbye — from Venetian *s'ciavo* ("I am your slave," a polite Renaissance greeting).
- Source word
- ciao
- Route into English
- Italian common usage → English casual register by 1920s; common in international English as informal sign-off.
- Arrived
- 1920s
English borrows.
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