Where does “mordicchiare” come from?

mordicchiare (Italian) comes from Italian mordere, from Latin mordēre.

mordicchiare (Italian): To gnaw; to chew or nibble

Definitions

  1. To gnaw; to chew or nibble

Ancestry of “mordicchiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmordereto bite
2Latinmordēre—
Every word from Latin mordēre →Every word from Italian mordere →