polizza

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

polizza f (plural polizze)

policy (insurance)
bill, voucher

Descendants edit

→ Catalan: pòlissa
→ German: Polizze
→ Spanish: póliza
→ Portuguese: apólice
→ French: police
- → English: policy
- → Dutch: polis
  - → Indonesian: polis
- → German: Police
- → Danish: police
→ Turkish: poliçe

References edit

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

Further reading edit

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

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