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Where does “mutilazione” come from?

mutilazione (Italian) comes from Latin mutilatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mutilazione (Italian): mutilation; maiming; defacement

Definitions

  1. mutilation; maiming; defacement

Ancestry of “mutilazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmutilatioa maiming or mutilating, mutilation
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “mutilazione”

  • automutilazione
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