Where does “gettonista” come from?
gettonista (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.
gettonista (Italian): pieceworker in a hospital who contracts with public health agencies
Definitions
- pieceworker in a hospital who contracts with public health agencies
Ancestry of “gettonista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |