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Where does “rozzo” come from?

rozzo (Italian) comes from Latin rudius, from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rozzo (Italian): uncouth, coarse, impolite; rough

Definitions

  1. uncouth, coarse, impolite; rough

Ancestry of “rozzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrudius—
2Latinrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rozzo”

  • rozzezza
  • rozzume
  • rozzore
  • rozzità
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