Talk:ganno

Source for this is:
 * http://www.archive.org/stream/etymologicaldict00diezuoft/etymologicaldict00diezuoft_djvu.txt&if=1
 * Full text of "An etymological dictionary of the Romance languages"
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 * http://www.archive.org/details/etymologicaldictOOdiezuoft
 * see
 * Inganno It., Sp. engano, Pg. engano, Pr. engan deceit; vb. in-
 * gannare, engahar, enganar, O. Fr. enganer to deceive, Wal.
 * ingena (from It.?) to mock. In L. L. we find gannat %lEvdt,BL,
 * sbst. gannum scon, gannatura. Not from ingenium but prob.
 * from O. H. G. gaman, A. S. gamen (E. game) ga?nn, cf. danno
 * from damnum, Sp. daho, Pg. dano, Pr. dan. For the meaning
 * cf. E. to make game of, It. giuoco game, trick. Com. gioeuch
 * deceit, Fr. J oner quelqiHun to deceive.
 * Davebtokyo 02:55, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Don't forget to add a definition. Ultimateria 03:01, 12 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Ultimateria
 * Thank you for the comments. I was hesitant to give a definition, both because I only know the meanings of its descendants, and I don't know Latin, and hence cannot cite the proper parts of speech, so my definition will have to be provisional.
 * Davebtokyo 04:43, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, if you're not confident in adding new definitions (and thus new entries), I would suggest adding etymologies to existing entries. I'm sure you could find plenty with definitions but no etymology. Ultimateria 04:47, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The source doesn't give a verb 'ganno' anywhere. --Mglovesfun (talk) 16:38, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

RFV discussion: June 2011
Supposed Latin verb. Not in any Latin dictionary I can find. SemperBlotto 06:45, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * And if the creator doesn't specify a conjugation, we only have this form to work with. --Mglovesfun (talk) 10:09, 13 June 2011 (UTC)