Where does “gettonare” come from?
gettonare (Italian) comes from Italian gettone, from French jeton, from French jeter, from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.
gettonare (Italian): to call, ring or phone someone; to feed a jukebox
Definitions
- to call, ring or phone someone; to feed a jukebox
Ancestry of “gettonare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | gettone | token; counter; chip |
| 2 | French | jeton | A game chip or token, a counter; A Scrabble tile |
| 3 | French | jeter | to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw... |
| 4 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 5 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | iaciō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |