I. ə-ˈta-lik, i-, ī- adjective
Date: 1598
1.
a. : of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in “ these words are italic ”) — compare roman
b. : of or relating to a style of slanted cursive handwriting developed in the 15th and 16th centuries
2. capitalized : of or relating to ancient Italy, its peoples, or their Indo-European languages
II. noun
Date: 1676
1. : an italic character or type
2. capitalized : a branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, Oscan, and Umbrian — see Indo-European languages table