Where does “furfantaggine” come from?

furfantaggine (Italian) comes from Italian furfante, from Italian forfare, from Latin forīs, from Proto-Italic *foris — door.

furfantaggine (Italian): roguery, knavery

Definitions

  1. roguery, knavery

Ancestry of “furfantaggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfurfanterascal, scoundrel
2Italianforfare—
3Latinforīsdoor
4Proto-Italic*forisdoor
Every word from Proto-Italic *foris →Every word from Latin forīs →Every word from Italian forfare →