These are some of the oldest borrowed words in English. Many of them came via Latin.
There are a number of calendar words, one planet and the name of Rome itself.
| Word | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| April | The fourth month of the Western calendar. | |
| arena | from 'harena', sand | An area of sand where theatre and combat took place. |
| attrium | entrance | Part of a temple or church. |
| baron | strong man | |
| ceremony | ||
| cistern | ||
| Ides | An old calendar term as in 'Ides of March'. | |
| January | from 'Janus' (the ancient Italian two faced god) | The first month of the Western calendar. |
| mantissa | A mathematical term. | |
| market | ||
| military | ||
| persona | mask | |
| Rome | Italian city. | |
| Saturn | The sixth planet. |
