Where does “sassoso” come from?

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

sassoso (Italian): stony, rocky

Definitions

  1. stony, rocky

Ancestry of “sassoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaxosusrocky, stony
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 Latin saxosus →