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Where does “Cagnazzo” come from?

Cagnazzo (Italian) comes from Italian -azzo, from Italian -accio, from Latin -aceum, from Latin -aceus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “Cagnazzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-azzoUsed to derive nouns
2Italian-accioAlterative suffix used to form pejoratives
3Latin-aceumnominative neuter singular of -āceus; accusative...
4Latin-aceus-aceous; resembling, having the nature of,...
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →