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italico

Italic

adjective ee-TAH-lee-koh Rare
People & Society Nationality

Origin: From Latin Italicus (of Italy).

Also means

Italian (literary/historical)

Usage Note

Italico can mean 'Italic' in the linguistic/historical sense (referring to the branch of Indo-European languages) or, in a slightly elevated or ironic register, 'Italian' as a people or culture — l'italico genio (the Italian genius). In typography, corsivo is the normal word for italic type; italico is rarely used in that sense in Italian.

Examples

"Il gruppo italico comprende il latino e l'osco."

Natural Translation

The Italic group includes Latin and Oscan.

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