Where does “ciuccio” come from?
ciuccio (Italian) comes from Neapolitan ciuccio, from Spanish chucho, from Spanish Jechucho, from Spanish Jesús, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע — Salvation; Hosea.
ciuccio (Italian): dummy for a baby, pacifier
Definitions
- dummy for a baby, pacifier
Ancestry of “ciuccio”, step by step
ciuccio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Neapolitan ciuccio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neapolitan | ciuccio | donkey, ass; fool, idiot |
| 2 | Spanish | chucho | mutt, mongrel; male dog; jail |
| 3 | Spanish | Jechucho | — |
| 4 | Spanish | Jesús | bless you, gesundheit |
| 5 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 7 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 8 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 9 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 10 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |