arpagone
See also: Arpagone
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
13th century: borrowed from Latin harpagōnem (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of arpione (“harpoon”) and cognate to English harpoon and harpagon.
Noun edit
arpagone m (plural arpagoni)
Etymology 2 edit
1829, borrowed from French harpagon, as if named after Arpagone (“Harpagon”), the protagonist of Molière's The Miser (1668), whose original name Harpagon is an adaptation of Latin harpagō, gen. harpagōnis (“grappling hook, grappling iron”), from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”), of uncertain origin.
Noun edit
arpagone m (plural arpagoni)
Further reading edit
- arpagone1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- arpagone2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana