Where does “rosicone” come from?

rosicone (Italian) comes from Italian rosicare, from Vulgar Latin rosicare, from Latin rōdere, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rosicone (Italian): one who becomes too jealous at the successes of others; sore loser

Definitions

  1. one who becomes too jealous at the successes of others; sore loser

Ancestry of “rosicone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrosicareto gnaw, nibble
2Vulgar Latinrosicarepresent active infinitive of *rōsicō
3Latinrōdere—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Latin rōdere →Every word from Vulgar Latin rosicare →
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