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

  1. to call, ring or phone someone; to feed a jukebox

Ancestry of “gettonare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangettonetoken; counter; chip
2FrenchjetonA game chip or token, a counter; A Scrabble tile
3Frenchjeterto throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw...
4Old Frenchjeterto throw
5Latiniectāre
6Latiniactāre
7Latiniaciōto throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away
8Proto-Indo-European(H)yeh₁-to throw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁-Every word from Latin iaciōEvery word from Latin iactāre