Where does “boccata” come from?

boccata (Italian) comes from Italian -ata, from Italian -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

boccata (Italian): mouthful; puff; breath

Definitions

  1. mouthful; puff; breath

Ancestry of “boccata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ataUsed with a stem to form the feminine singular...
2Italian-atoUsed with a stem to form the past participle of...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →