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Where does “becco” come from?

becco (Italian) comes from Latin beccus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

becco (Italian): beak, bill; burner; cuckold

Definitions

  1. beak, bill; burner; cuckold

Ancestry of “becco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbeccusbeak, bill
2Latin-āceus—
3Latin-āx—
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “becco”

  • beca
  • beccaccia
  • antibecco
  • beccare
  • beccuccio
  • beccabile
  • imbeccatoio
  • imbeccare
  • becchettare
  • beccatoio
  • beccatura
  • beka
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