omertà

Etymology
From – even though a further etymology is disputed – italianization of. Some see it as a southern dialectal variant of, from , from , from , in which case it is a. Other sources (as the OED) interpret it as a Sicilian calque (loan translation) of, altered to fit ; in this latter case though “ummirità” should be the natural phonological output.

Noun

 * 1)  A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization in fear of retaliation;  any code of silence.

Translations

 * Arabic: أُومِيرْتَا
 * Armenian: օմերտա
 * Bulgarian: омерта
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 緘默法則
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, vaikenemisen laki
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: אוֹמֶרְטָה
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 血の掟, 沈黙の掟, オメルタの掟
 * Korean: 오메르타
 * Lithuanian: omerta
 * Persian: اومرتا
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: омерта
 * Roman: omerta
 * Sicilian: ,
 * Ukrainian: омерта́

Etymology
, from. Compare 🇨🇬. , a borrowing from Latin.

Noun

 * 1)  an  or any code of silence
 * 2)  a form of solidarity among members of a group, consisting in hiding compromising truths; a wall of silence
 * 1)  a form of solidarity among members of a group, consisting in hiding compromising truths; a wall of silence
 * 1)  a form of solidarity among members of a group, consisting in hiding compromising truths; a wall of silence

Etymology
Ultimately, a. Possibly borrowed, or at least influenced, from, itself from. Possibly later reanalyzed by mafiosi as deriving from, thus implying that people who are not reticent are not men, thus cowards.

Noun

 * 1)  omertà (condition by which one should follow a code of silence)