polizza

Italian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

polizza f (plural polizze)

1. policy (insurance)
2. bill, voucher

Descendants

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

Further reading

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