DisputedOrigin is disputed
charlatan
noun · first attested 17th century
The fraud may be named for an Umbrian village of licence-sellers.
Someone who claims knowledge or skill they do not have.
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- Relationship
- Origin is disputed
- Confidence
- DisputedCompeting explanations remain live.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Cerreto di Spoleto
- In English
charlatan
Italian ciarlatano is sometimes explained as a blend of ciarlare, to chatter, with cerretano, a person from Cerreto. The place element is plausible but contested.
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