Where does “gufaggine” come from?

gufaggine (Italian) comes from Italian gufo, from Vulgar Latin gufus, from Late Latin būfus.

gufaggine (Italian): misanthropy

Definitions

  1. misanthropy

Ancestry of “gufaggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangufoowl; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Vulgar LatingufusAlternative form of *būfus
3Late Latinbūfus—
Every word from Late Latin būfus →Every word from Vulgar Latin gufus →Every word from Italian gufo →