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Where does “chissà” come from?

chissà (Italian) comes from Latin qui sapit — who knows.

chissà (Italian): who knows?; maybe, perhaps

Definitions

  1. who knows?; maybe, perhaps

Ancestry of “chissà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinqui sapitwho knows
Every word from Latin qui sapit →