camminata

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kam.miˈna.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: cam‧mi‧nà‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of camminare (“to walk”).

Noun

camminata f (plural camminate)

  1. walk, especially a long one
  2. style of walking

References

  • camminata1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Late Latin camīnāta, derived from Latin camīnus (“fireplace”). From the latter came the Italian camino~cammino (“fireplace, chimney”), which shows the same /m/~/mm/ variation. This variation may have resulted from contamination with the unrelated cammino (“path”) and its derivative camminata (“a walk”).

Alternative forms

Noun

camminata f (plural camminate) (archaic)

  1. room with a fireplace
  2. (by extension) a spacious room

References

  • camminata2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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