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Where does “gestaccio” come from?

gestaccio (Italian) comes from Italian -accio, from Latin -aceum, from Latin -aceus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

gestaccio (Italian): rude gesture, vulgar gesture

Definitions

  1. rude gesture, vulgar gesture

Ancestry of “gestaccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-accioAlterative suffix used to form pejoratives
2Latin-aceumnominative neuter singular of -āceus; accusative...
3Latin-aceus-aceous; resembling, having the nature of,...
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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