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
- hobbies; feminine singular of hobbistico
Ancestry of “hobbistica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | hobbista | hobbyist |
| 2 | Italian | hobby | hobby |
| 3 | English | hobby | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare... |
| 4 | English | hobby-horse | Alternative spelling of hobby horse |
| 5 | Middle English | hoby | — |
| 6 | Albanian | hobe | catapult, sling |
| 7 | Middle Low German | hōpen | to hope |
| 8 | Old Saxon | hopon | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |