persiano

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor.

Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor.

Latin Persabor.

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin -iānusbor.

Latin Persiānuslbor.

Italian persiano

Learned borrowing from Latin Persiānus, from Persa (“Persian man”) +‎ -iānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /perˈsja.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: per‧sià‧no

Adjective

persiano (feminine persiana, masculine plural persiani, feminine plural persiane)

1. Persian
2. (archaic) Iranian

   Synonym: iraniano

Derived terms

• persianismo
• persianità
• persianizzare
  • persianizzarsi
  • persianizzazione

Noun

persiano m (plural persiani, feminine persiana)

1. Persian (a person from Persia)
2. Persian cat

Noun

persiano m (uncountable)

1. Persian (the Persian language, or a family of languages)
2. the fur of the karakul

Further reading

• “persiano”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• espirano, insapore, piansero, rapinose, ripesano, separino, speronai, spianerò

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor.

Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor.

Latin Persabor.

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin -iānusbor.

Latin Persiānuslbor.

Portuguese persiano

Learned borrowing from Latin Persiānus, from Persa (“Persian man”) +‎ -iānus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.siˈɐ̃.nu/ [peh.siˈɐ̃.nu], (faster) /peʁˈsjɐ̃.nu/ [pehˈsjɐ̃.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.siˈɐ̃.nu/ [peh.siˈɐ̃.nu], (faster) /peʁˈsjɐ̃.nu/ [pehˈsjɐ̃.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.siˈɐ̃.nu/, (faster) /peɾˈsjɐ̃.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.siˈɐ̃.nu/ [peχ.siˈɐ̃.nu], (faster) /peʁˈsjɐ̃.nu/ [peχˈsjɐ̃.nu]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /peɻ.siˈɐ̃.nu/, (faster) /peɻˈsjɐ̃.nu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈsjɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈsjɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈsja.nu/

Adjective

persiano (feminine persiana, masculine plural persianos, feminine plural persianas)

1. Persian

Derived terms

• persianidade
• persianizar
  • persianização

Noun

persiano m (plural persianos, feminine persiana, feminine plural persianas)

1. Persian (person)

Noun

persiano m (uncountable)

1. Persian (language)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/)bor.

Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor.

Latin Persabor.

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin -iānusbor.

Latin Persiānuslbor.

Spanish persiano

Learned borrowing from Latin Persiānus, from Persa (“Persian man”) +‎ -iānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈsjano/ [peɾˈsja.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: per‧sia‧no

Adjective

persiano (feminine persiana, masculine plural persianos, feminine plural persianas)

1. Persian

   Synonym: persa

Derived terms

• persiana
• persianidad
• persianizar
  • persianización

Noun

persiano m (plural persianos, feminine persiana, feminine plural persianas)

1. Persian (person)

   Synonym: persa

Noun

persiano m (uncountable)

1. Persian (language)

   Synonym: persa

Further reading

• “persiano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025