Where does “puzzle” come from?

puzzle (Italian) comes from English puzzle — Anything that is difficult to understand or make...

puzzle (Italian): jigsaw puzzle; A difficult problem

Definitions

  1. jigsaw puzzle; A difficult problem

Ancestry of “puzzle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuzzleAnything that is difficult to understand or make...
Every word from English puzzle