Where does “civetteria” come from?
civetteria (Italian) comes from Italian civetta, from French chouette, from Old French çuete, from Old French choë, from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹ — leaf; tea; flat object.
civetteria (Italian): coquetry, coquettishness, flirting
Definitions
- coquetry, coquettishness, flirting
Ancestry of “civetteria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | civetta | owl; owlet; the little owl; flirt, coquette;... |
| 2 | French | chouette | owl; great, cool, swell; Exclamation when one... |
| 3 | Old French | çuete | — |
| 4 | Old French | choë | jackdaw |
| 5 | Vietnamese | chè | tea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,... |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 7 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 8 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 9 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |