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Where does “idiosincratico” come from?

idiosincratico (Italian) comes from Italian sincratico, from Italian sincrasi — portmanteau.

idiosincratico (Italian): idiosyncratic

Definitions

  1. idiosyncratic

Ancestry of “idiosincratico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansincraticoportmanteau
2Italiansincrasiportmanteau
Every word from Italian sincrasi →