Where does “chicchessia” come from?
chicchessia (Italian) comes from Italian chi, from Latin quis, from Proto-Italic kʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
chicchessia (Italian): anyone, anybody; whoever, whomsoever
Definitions
- anyone, anybody; whoever, whomsoever
Ancestry of “chicchessia”, step by step
chicchessia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian chi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | chi | who, whom; whoever; chi |
| 2 | Latin | quis | who, what; how, why; someone, something, anyone,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷis | who, what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |
via Italian ché
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | ché | Clipping of perché., comparable to 'cause in... |
| 2 | Latin | quod | nominative neuter singular of quī; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |