Where does “barzellettismo” come from?
barzellettismo (Italian) comes from Italian barzelletta, from French bergerette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
barzellettismo (Italian): a tendency to tell jokes and not take anything seriously
Definitions
- a tendency to tell jokes and not take anything seriously
Ancestry of “barzellettismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | barzelletta | joke amusing story |
| 2 | French | bergerette | young shepherdess |
| 3 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 4 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 5 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |