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Where does “Catenaccio” come from?

Catenaccio (German) comes from Italian catenaccio, from Latin catēnāceum, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Catenaccio (German): catenaccio

Definitions

  1. catenaccio

Ancestry of “Catenaccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancatenaccioa bolt; a system of play in which defence is...
2Latincatēnāceum—
3Latincatēna—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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