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Where does “coglioneria” come from?

coglioneria (Italian) comes from Italian -eria, from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

coglioneria (Italian): balls, crap, bullshit; balls up, cock up, fuck up

Definitions

  1. balls, crap, bullshit; balls up, cock up, fuck up

Ancestry of “coglioneria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-eriaAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place...
2Spanish-eríaTurns a noun into a store or restaurant that...
3Latin-āria—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →