Where does “sassi” come from?

sassi (Italian) comes from Italian sasso, from Latin saxum, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sassi (Italian): plural of sasso

Definitions

  1. plural of sasso

Ancestry of “sassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansassostone, rock; stone, rock, boulder, pebble
2Latinsaxumstone, rock; wall of stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin saxum →Every word from Italian sasso →