Etimología y Historia de Petrarchan

"de, relacionado con, o característico de la poesía de Petrarca," 1827 (Keats usa Petrarchal, 1818), de Francesco Petrarch (italiano Petrarca), el poeta (1304-1374).

"Petrarchian," not "Petrarchan," as some have it. To begin with, Milton, who is something of an authority, writes "Petrarchian." In the second place, if people want to write English, "Petrarch" is the poet's name, and "Petrarchian" is, according to all analogy, its adjective, In the third, if they want to write Italian, his name is "Petrar ca," without any h, and its adjective is "Petrarcan." [George Saintsbury, "History of English Prosody," 1906] 

"Petrarchian," no "Petrarchan," como algunos lo dicen. Para empezar, Milton, que es una especie de autoridad, escribe "Petrarchian." En segundo lugar, si la gente quiere escribir en inglés, "Petrarch" es el nombre del poeta, y "Petrarchian" es, según toda analogía, su adjetivo. En tercer lugar, si quieren escribir en italiano, su nombre es "Petrar ca," sin ninguna h, y su adjetivo es "Petrarcan." [George Saintsbury, "History of English Prosody," 1906]