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Where does “cazzotto” come from?

cazzotto (Italian) comes 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, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

cazzotto (Italian): punch; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. punch; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “cazzotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancazzodick, cock, prick; shit , jackshit , sod all ,...
2Italiancazzathird-person singular present indicative of...
3Latincattiapan
4Old High Germankeȥȥil—
5Proto-West Germanic*katil—
6Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
7Latincatīllus—
8Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “cazzotto”

  • scazzottare
  • scazzottatura
  • cazzottare
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