Etymograph

English

agio

Agio comes from Italian aggio ‘premium’.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentaggio1‘premium’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1776agio1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English agio
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1776, Adam Smith: “The money of such banks being better than the…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentaggioWiktionary, English agio‘premium’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1776agioWiktionary, English agio. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1776, Adam Smith: “The money of such banks being better than the…”

Every English word from Italian aggio

Today it means

noun The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “agio”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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