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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Is anyone well versed in Italian? #160639 06/21/2006 2:19 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Philadelphia LSmarrito stranger LSmarrito stranger Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 Philadelphia I am looking for some information on my last name, Smarrito, which is an italian adjective used to refer to someone who is lost. I have read also that it can mean frightened and that it is the Masculine, First person past participle of the verb "smarrire". I have not been able to find what "smarrire means. I am just curious because my last name seems so fitting at the moment, and the more I find out about it, the more fitting it becomes. Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is anyone well versed in Italian? #160640 06/21/2006 3:19 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Italian smarrire means 'to lose; mislay'. It's from Germanic (Frankish) marrjan 'to anger; embarrass'. Cf. Spanish, Catalan marrir 'to lose'. The prefix s- epresses contrary action, or in this case, it's a privative-pejorative prefix. It's from Latin ex 'out of'. The past participle of the verb occurs in the opening lines of Dante's Divine Comedy: Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura ché la diritta via era smarrita. In the middle of the road of our life I found myself in a dark wood the right way having been lost. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is anyone well versed in Italian? #160641 06/21/2006 3:55 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Lost (and other euphonisms) were sometimes given to children abandon at orphanages. (either because they were orphans, or because they were illegitemit) for children who lost both parents, lost was an appropiate last name. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is anyone well versed in Italian? #160642 06/21/2006 1:21 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Here's the link to the Google listing for Italian surnames; some of the titles look intriguing: Italian surnames Good luck! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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