ciarlare
Italian
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic in origin.[1] Possibly contributes to the original sense of ciarlatano (“charlatan”), formed after Carlomagno (“Charlemagne”), for the fantastic stories told by romancers of his paladins.[2] Conversely still, a derivation from Latin ex (“from, out of”) + hariolor (“I foretell; I prattle”) has been conjectured, cognate with Latin haruspex.[3]
Pronunciation
Verb
ciarlare
- (intransitive) to chatter, gossip
Conjugation
Descendants
- → Spanish: charlar
Further reading
- ciarlare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
References
- ^ ciarlare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “ciarlare”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
- ^ it:ciarlare