Writing in 1585, he noted some word similarities between Sanskrit and Italian (these included devaḥ/dio "God", sarpaḥ/serpe "serpent", sapta/sette "seven", aṣṭa/otto "eight", and nava/nove "nine").
En 1585, notou similitudes entre algunhas palabras sánscritas e italianas (ex. deva/dio ‘deus’, sarpa/serpe ‘serpe’, sapta/sette ‘sete’, ashta/otto ‘oito’, nava/nove ‘nove’).