Where does “acciuffare” come from?
acciuffare (Italian) comes from Italian ciuffo, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.
Ancestry of “acciuffare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ciuffo | tuft; bunch |
| 2 | Middle High German | schopf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scuft | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skuftą | a bundle, hair |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewp- | tuft, cluster, hair on the head |