Agnello
/aɲˈnɛl.lo/noun
The Italian word for “lamb,” especially a young sheep.
Did you know?Agnello descends from Latin agnellus, the diminutive used for the lamb in the Christian phrase Agnus Dei—“Lamb of God.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂egʷnós
“Lamb; a young sheep”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀμνός (amnós)
“Lamb, especially one used in sacrifice”
Classical Latin
Latin
agnus
“Lamb”
Late Latin
Latin
agnellus
“Little lamb; diminutive of agnus”
Old Italian
Italian
agnello
“Little lamb”
Modern Italian
Italian
agnello
“Lamb”