Where does “pappataci fever” come from?

pappataci fever (English) comes from Italian pappataci, from Italian tacere, from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic takēō, from Proto-Indo-European tak- — to be silent.

pappataci fever (English): A vector-borne febrile arboviral infection caused...

Definitions

  1. A vector-borne febrile arboviral infection caused...

Ancestry of “pappataci fever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpappatacisandfly
2Italiantacereto be silent; to dummy up; to keep quiet
3Latintacēre—
4Proto-Italictakēōbe silent
5Proto-Indo-Europeantak-to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tak- →Every word from Proto-Italic takēō →Every word from Latin tacēre →