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Where does “sbozzare” come from?

sbozzare (Italian) comes from Italian bozza, from French bosse, from Middle French bosse, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

sbozzare (Italian): to sketch out; to rough-hew

Definitions

  1. to sketch out; to rough-hew

Ancestry of “sbozzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbozzabump; draft or proof
2Frenchbossebump; hump; dent
3Middle Frenchbosseswelling; bump
4Old Frenchboceswelling
5Vulgar Latinbottiabump
6Frankishbottija—
7Frankishbōtanto strike, knock down
8Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “sbozzare”

  • sbozzatore
  • sbozzatura
  • esboçar
  • esboço
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