Where does “cazzottare” come from?
cazzottare (Italian) comes from Italian cazzotto, from Italian cazzo, from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cazzottare (Italian): Synonym of scazzottare
Definitions
- Synonym of scazzottare
Ancestry of “cazzottare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cazzotto | punch; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Italian | cazzo | dick, cock, prick |
| 3 | Italian | cazza | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | cattia | pan |
| 5 | Old High German | keȥȥil | kettle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *katil | kettle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 8 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 9 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |