Where does “coglionatura” come from?
coglionatura (Italian) comes from Italian coglionare, from Italian coglione, from Vulgar Latin coleonem, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
coglionatura (Italian): mockery; hoax, trick
Ancestry of “coglionatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | coglionare | to frolic, make a fool of; to hoax, trick |
| 2 | Italian | coglione | testicle; sucker, fool |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | coleonem | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōleus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |