Where does “malavitoso” come from?

malavitoso (Italian) comes from Italian malavita, from Italian vita, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

malavitoso (Italian): underworld; criminal

Definitions

  1. underworld; criminal

Ancestry of “malavitoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmalavitaunderworld, gangland; racketeers as a whole
2Italianvitalife; waist
3Latinvītalife
4Latinvīvōto live
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →