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Where does “bisticcio” come from?

bisticcio (Italian) comes from Italian bisticciare, from Old Italian bischizzare, from Lombardic biskīzan.

bisticcio (Italian): quarrel, squabble; pun, play on words;...

Definitions

  1. quarrel, squabble; pun, play on words;...

Ancestry of “bisticcio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbisticciareTo bicker or quarrel
2Old Italianbischizzare—
3Lombardicbiskīzan—
Every word from Lombardic biskīzan →