Where does βrottamaioβ 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 π.
rottamaio (Italian): scrap dealer; breaker
Definitions
- scrap dealer; breaker
Ancestry of βrottamaioβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rottamare | to recycle a motor car for scrap; to write-off a... |
| 2 | Italian | rottame | scrap, scrap iron; wreck; wreckage |
| 3 | Italian | rotto | broken; past participle of rompere |
| 4 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 5 | Middle English | O | β |
| 6 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 7 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 8 | Etruscan | π | β |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ΞΏ | Lower-case omicron (α½ ΞΌΞΉΞΊΟΟΞ½), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ΞΎ and followed by Ο |
| 10 | Phoenician | π€ | ayin; ΚΏayin |
| 11 | Egyptian | πΉ | β |