Where does “dossieraggio” come from?

dossieraggio (Italian) comes from Italian dossier, from French dossier, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dossieraggio (Italian): the creation of a file (dossier) of confidential information on a person, especially with the intention of blackmail

Definitions

  1. the creation of a file (dossier) of confidential information on a person, especially with the intention of blackmail

Ancestry of “dossieraggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandossierdossier (collection of papers, especially legal)
2Frenchdossierback of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on;...
3Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
4Proto-Italicdorsom—
Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →