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Where does “boccaccesco” come from?

boccaccesco (Italian) comes from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

boccaccesco (Italian): Boccaccian; licentious, indecent, lascivious

Definitions

  1. Boccaccian; licentious, indecent, lascivious

Ancestry of “boccaccesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
2Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “boccaccesco”

  • boccaccescamente
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