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Where does “acquazzone” come from?

acquazzone (Italian) comes from Latin aquatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

acquazzone (Italian): shower , downpour, cloudburst, rainstorm

Definitions

  1. shower , downpour, cloudburst, rainstorm

Ancestry of “acquazzone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquatiothe getting or fetching of water; watering;...
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “acquazzone”

  • gouache
  • guazzo
  • guazzetto
  • гуашь
  • gouache
  • gouacher
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →