When did Italy influence the english language?

Italy had a profound impact on the English language during the Renaissance, which stretched from the 14th to 17th centuries. The English language became more expressive during the Renaissance as it borrowed many words from Italian. The arts, culture, and literature of the Italian Renaissance flourished, which had a positive effect on other European countries. The English Renaissance was greatly influenced by Italian literature and culture, and many English writers and artists travelled to Italy to learn from the best.

As mentioned above, many words entered English from Italian during the Renaissance. Some examples include:

- Balustrade

- Baroque

- Bravo

- Caper

- Capriccio

- Cascade

- Cartoon

- Catastrophe

- Concerto

- Cornice

- Credo

- Cuppola

- Design

- Dolcetto

- Esplanade

- Facade

- Fantastic

- Figure

- Finale

- Folio

- Gazette

- Genre

- Grotto

- Impresario

- Influenza

- Innuendo

- Intrigue

- Madrigal

- Maestro

- Magazine

- Malignant

- Manner

- Marionette

- Mezzanine

- Niche

- Parachute

- Pedestal

- Perspective

- Piazza

- Piano

- Pirate

- Polka

- Racquet

- Realise

- Relief

- Rivalry

- Robust

- Romance

- Salad

- Seraglio

- Soprano

- Sonnet

- Studio

- Terrazzo

- Tiramisu

- Umbrella

- Virtuoso

- Vista

- Volcano

- Zany