Where does “stramazoun” come from?
stramazoun (English) comes from Italian stramazzone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
stramazoun (English): A direct descending blow with the edge of a sword
Definitions
- A direct descending blow with the edge of a sword
Ancestry of “stramazoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | stramazzone | slump, collapse, heavy fall |
| 2 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |