vetrofania

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vitrauphanie or vitrophanie, originally a trademark, from vitraux (“stained glass windows”) + Ancient Greek -φάνεια (-pháneia, “appearance”), a derivative of φαίνω (phaínō, “to show; to shine; to appear”); the Italian borrowing was influenced by vetro (“glass”). A case of trademark erosion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ve.tro.faˈni.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ve‧tro‧fa‧nì‧a

Noun

vetrofania f (plural vetrofanie)

  1. glass decal
    Hypernyms: calcomania f, decalcomania f, decalcabile m, adesivo m
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