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Where does “calcioscommesse” come from?

calcioscommesse (Italian) comes from Italian scommessa, from Italian scommettere, from Italian commettere, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

calcioscommesse (Italian): illegal football pools

Definitions

  1. illegal football pools

Ancestry of “calcioscommesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscommessabet, wager, gamble; betting; challenge
2Italianscommettereto bet or wager
3Italiancommettereto commit, do, make, perpetrate; to join or fit...
4LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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