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Where does “cazzo” come from?

cazzo (Italian) comes from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

cazzo (Italian): dick, cock, prick; shit , jackshit , sod all ,...

Definitions

  1. dick, cock, prick; shit , jackshit , sod all ,...

Ancestry of “cazzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancazzathird-person singular present indicative of...
2Latincattiapan
3Old High Germankeȥȥil—
4Proto-West Germanic*katil—
5Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
6Latincatīllus—
7Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “cazzo”

  • incazzoso
  • cazzottare
  • cazzuto
  • cazzata
  • rompicazzo
  • incazzarsi
  • scazzottare
  • cazzeggiare
  • scazzottatura
  • incazzosamente
  • fancazzismo
  • fancazzista
  • cazzotto
  • incazzatura
  • catze
  • kaco
  • kacujo
  • kacen
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