Where does “monoscafo” come from?
monoscafo (Italian) comes from Italian scafo, from Late Latin scaphus, from Ancient Greek σκάφος, from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτω — I dig.
monoscafo (Italian): monohull
Ancestry of “monoscafo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | scafo | hull |
| 2 | Late Latin | scaphus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκάφος | hull of a ship; ship itself; hollow of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκᾰ́πτω | I dig |