Where does “rompipalle” come from?
rompipalle (Italian) comes from Italian palla, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.
rompipalle (Italian): pain in the arse, ball-breaker
Definitions
- pain in the arse, ball-breaker
Ancestry of “rompipalle”, step by step
rompipalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian palla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | palla | ball; bullet, shot; testicles |
| 2 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 3 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 4 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 5 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 6 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Italian rompere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rompere | to break; to screw with, to be a pain in the ass |
| 2 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |