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
Ancestry of “minchiata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sicilian | minchiata | bullshit, crap |
| 2 | Sicilian | minchia | cock, dick, penis; An interjection often used to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *mintula | — |
| 4 | Latin | mentula | dick, cock; vocative singular of mentula;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |