Where does “piroscafo” come from?
piroscafo (Italian) comes from Italian scafo, from Late Latin scaphus, from Ancient Greek σκάφος, from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτω — I dig.
piroscafo (Italian): steamer, steamship; ship, vessel
Definitions
- steamer, steamship; ship, vessel
Ancestry of “piroscafo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |