Where does “sasso” come from?
sasso (Italian) comes from Latin saxum, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sasso (Italian): stone, rock; stone, rock, boulder, pebble
Definitions
- stone, rock; stone, rock, boulder, pebble
Ancestry of “sasso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | saxum | stone, rock; wall of stone |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “sasso”