Where does “acciaccoso” come from?
acciaccoso (Italian) comes from Italian acciacco, from Spanish achaque, from Spanish achacar, from Arabic شكوى, from Arabic شَكَا — to complain; complain.
acciaccoso (Italian): infirm; Having multiple ailments
Definitions
- infirm; Having multiple ailments
Ancestry of “acciaccoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | acciacco | ache, infirmity; ailment; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Spanish | achaque | minor sickness, malady especially a cold;... |
| 3 | Spanish | achacar | to attribute ; to blame |
| 4 | Arabic | شكوى | — |
| 5 | Arabic | شَكَا | to complain; complain |