Where does “gufaggine” come from?
gufaggine (Italian) comes from Italian gufo, from Vulgar Latin gufus, from Late Latin būfus.
gufaggine (Italian): misanthropy
Ancestry of “gufaggine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | gufo | owl; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | gufus | Alternative form of *būfus |
| 3 | Late Latin | būfus | — |