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Where does “bizzo” come from?

bizzo (English) comes from English biz, from English business, from Middle English busines, from Old English bisiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

bizzo (English): Business; a matter or matters of personal...

Definitions

  1. Business; a matter or matters of personal...

Ancestry of “bizzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbizBusiness
2EnglishbusinessA specific commercial enterprise or...
3Middle Englishbusines—
4Old Englishbisiġnesbusiness, busyness
5Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
6Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
7Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
8Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
9Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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