Where does “cuzzo” come from?
cuzzo (English) comes from English cuz, from English cousin, from Middle English cosyn, from Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsōbrīnus, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cuzzo (English): A cousin
Definitions
- A cousin
Ancestry of “cuzzo”, step by step
cuzzo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cuz | because; cousin |
| 2 | English | cousin | The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first... |
| 3 | Middle English | cosyn | A member of one's family; one's partner, relative... |
| 4 | Old French | cosin | cousin |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsōbrīnus | a first cousin, cousin-german |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English O
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 2 | Middle English | O | — |
| 3 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 4 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |