Where does “pernacchia” come from?
pernacchia (Italian) comes from Neapolitan pernacchio, from Neapolitan vernacchio, from Latin vernāculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
pernacchia (Italian): raspberry
Definitions
- raspberry
Ancestry of “pernacchia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neapolitan | pernacchio | — |
| 2 | Neapolitan | vernacchio | — |
| 3 | Latin | vernāculus | native, domestic, indigenous, vernacular (originally of slaves) |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |