Where does “codimozzo” come from?

codimozzo (Italian) comes from Italian mozzo, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

codimozzo (Italian): having a docked tail

Definitions

  1. having a docked tail

Ancestry of “codimozzo”, step by step

codimozzo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian mozzo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmozzofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Spanishmozoboy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,...
3Latinmusteusof or belonging to must; like must; young, new,...
4Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
5Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

via Italian coda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancodatail; queue; line; coda
2Latincōda
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-