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...
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- A vector-borne febrile arboviral infection caused...
Ancestry of “pappataci fever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pappataci | sandfly |
| 2 | Italian | tacere | to be silent; to dummy up; to keep quiet |
| 3 | Latin | tacēre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | takēō | be silent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |