polizza

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin apodissa (“receipt for money”), from a Byzantine Greek *ἀπόδειξα (*apódeixa), from Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apódeixis, “proof”). Doublet of the learned borrowing apodissi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.lit.t͡sa/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlittsa
  • Hyphenation: pò‧liz‧za

Noun

polizza f (plural polizze)

  1. policy (insurance)
  2. bill, voucher

Descendants

  • → Catalan: pòlissa
  • → German: Polizze
  • → Spanish: póliza
  • → Polish: polisa
  • → Portuguese: apólice
  • → French: police
  • → Turkish: poliçe

References

  1. ^ polizza in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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