Where does “minchiata” come from?

minchiata (Italian) comes from Sicilian minchiata, from Sicilian minchia, from Vulgar Latin *mintula, from Latin mentula, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

minchiata (Italian): bullshit, crap

Definitions

  1. bullshit, crap

Ancestry of “minchiata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianminchiatabullshit, crap
2Sicilianminchiacock, dick, penis; An interjection often used to...
3Vulgar Latin*mintula—
4Latinmentuladick, cock; vocative singular of mentula;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Latin mentula →Every word from Vulgar Latin *mintula →