L'enantiosemìa
Le curiosità della lingua italiana
Do you know what the word l’enantiosemia? In linguistics, it refers to words that are autoantonyms or “Janus” words - words that have more than one meaning where the meanings are opposite of each other.
The verb affittare is one. It means to rent to someone and to rent something.
The noun la storia is also an autoantonym in Italian. It can mean story as well as history (the subject).
Can you think of any others? This article might help!