Well attestedFrom the people of the place
italic
adjective · first attested 16th century
Slanted type is named for Italy, and more tightly for Venice.
Slanted type, originally associated with Italian printing.
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- Relationship
- From the people of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 16th century
- Part of speech
- adjective
Explanations here are written for this atlas. Dictionary text is not copied; the sources are linked so the claim can be checked.
- Step 1
Venice
- Step 2
Italy
- In English
italic
Italic type was cut in Italy, notably for Aldus Manutius in Venice. English named the slanted letters for the country, then used italic for any such face.
Italy
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