Where does “fuorisacco” come from?

fuorisacco (Italian) comes from Italian fuori, from Latin forīs, from Proto-Italic *foris — door.

fuorisacco (Italian): special delivery

Definitions

  1. special delivery

Ancestry of “fuorisacco”, step by step

fuorisacco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian fuori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfuoriout, outside; outdoors
2Latinforīsdoor
3Proto-Italic*forisdoor

via Italian sacco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaccosack, bag; sack, sackful, bag, bagful; lot, lots,...
2Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
3Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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