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Where does “hobbistica” come from?

hobbistica (Italian) comes from Italian hobbista, from Italian hobby, from English hobby, from English hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon — to hope, to expect.

hobbistica (Italian): hobbies; feminine singular of hobbistico

Definitions

  1. hobbies; feminine singular of hobbistico

Ancestry of “hobbistica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianhobbistahobbyist
2Italianhobbyhobby
3EnglishhobbyAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare...
4Englishhobby-horseAlternative spelling of hobby horse
5Middle Englishhoby—
6Albanianhobecatapult, sling
7Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
8Old Saxonhopon—
9Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
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