Etymology Explorer β€Ί Italian

Where does β€œrottamaio” come from?

rottamaio (Italian) comes from Italian rottamare, from Italian rottame, from Italian rotto, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏.

rottamaio (Italian): scrap dealer; breaker

Definitions

  1. scrap dealer; breaker

Ancestry of β€œrottamaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrottamareto recycle a motor car for scrap; to write-off a...
2Italianrottamescrap, scrap iron; wreck; wreckage
3Italianrottobroken; past participle of rompere
4EnglishOA blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may...
5Middle EnglishOβ€”
6Old Englishoever, always
7LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
8EtruscanπŒβ€”
9Ancient GreekΞΏβ€”
10Phoenician𐀏ayin; ʿayin
11Egyptian𓁹—
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